Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax was an American field collector of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John A. Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song, of which he was the director, at the Library of Congress onĀ aluminiumĀ and acetate discs.
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DirectingBirthday
January 31, 1915Deathday
July 19, 2002Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
17Place of birth
Austin, Texas, USACast credits
Crew credits
Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
DirectorCajun Country
DirectorJazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
DirectorGreen Mansions
ThanksThe Land Where the Blues Began
Writer, Producer, DirectorAppalachian Journey
DirectorTo Hear Your Banjo Play
WriterOss Oss Wee Oss
Director, WriterDevil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
Producer, DirectorDance and Human History
DirectorStep Style
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