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An edition of Alan Lomax (2010)

Alan Lomax

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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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Subjects
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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Copyright Date
2010

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

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