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the man who recorded the world

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An edition of Alan Lomax (2010)

Alan Lomax

the man who recorded the world

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A biography of Alan Lomax, folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer.

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Viking, Viking Penguin
Language
English
Pages
438

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Ethnomusicologists, Biography, Ethnomusicology, Musicians, united states, Musicians, biography

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Alan Lomax (1915-2002)
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Alan Lomax: the man who recorded the world
2010, Viking, Viking Penguin
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Page 1
1. From Chisholm Trail to Harvard Yard
Page 5
2. Road Scholars
Page 31
3. The Saga of Lead Belly
Page 59
4. Travels with Zora Neale Hurston and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle
Page 77
5. Honeymoon in Haiti
Page 93
6. Doctor Jazz
Page 116
7. Bohemian Folklorist
Page 140
8. A Bourgeois Town
Page 168
9. The People's War
Page 189
10. The Century of the Common Man
Page 217
11. Living on the Black List
Page 244
12. The Grand Tour
Page 268
13. Skiffle: From Folk to Pop
Page 290
14. The American Campaign Resumed
Page 306
15. The SCience of Folk Song
Page 324
16. To Hear the World in a Grain of Sand
Page 340
17. The Culture War
Page 360
18. The Global Jukebox: "Got the World in a Jug, the Stopper in My Hand"
Page 379
Acknowledgments
Page 393
Notes
Page 397
Index
Page 425

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York
Copyright Date
2010

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
781.620092, B
Library of Congress
ML423.L6347 S98 2010, ML423.L6347S98 2010

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Pagination
438
Number of pages
438
Weight
704 grams

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OL24580888M
Internet Archive
alanlomaxmanwhor0000szwe
ISBN 13
9780670021994
LCCN
2010015332
OCLC/WorldCat
466335744

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Work ID
OL15633544W

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