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- English
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About this book
Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to popular and academic journals have never been collected. This collection of writings, introduced by Lomax's daughter Anna, reintroduces these essential writings. Drawing on the Lomax Archives in New York, this book brings together articles from the 30s onwards. It is divided into four sections, each capturing a distinct period in the development of Lomax's life and career: the original years as a collector and promoter; the period from 1950-58 when Lomax was recording thorughout Europe; the folk music revival years; and finally his work in academia.
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Index
Academia Santa Cecilia, folk song archive of, 129
Acuff, Roy, 118, 201
Adair-Worth experiment, 311
African American folk songs, 101
African-Bahian Religious Songs (record), 109
African dance, 271
African music, 108
African Negro social structure, 270–271
African Negro song style, 103–133, 132
African recordings, 6
African singing style, 218–219
African songs, 255–256
Afro-American rock-and-roll, 139
Alan Lomax Collection series, 320–321
Albanian settlements, in Italy, 127, 159
All God’s Dangers (Rosengarten), 332
“All of Me” (song), 21
Allegheny, New York, 111
Allen, O. K., 52, 173
Almanac Singers, 7
aluminum records, 176
“America Sings the Saga of America” (article), 6
American Anthropological Association, 234, 275
American Anthropologist, 193, 234
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 241
American ballad, 88
American Ballads and Folksongs (Lomax, J./Lomax, A.), 2, 77
American Council of Learned Societies, 193
American Folklore Society, 211
American folksong
democracy and, 57, 86
diversity of, 57
American folksong revival, 195–197
American Indian folk song styles, 133
American Indian singing style, 147–148
American Indian social structure, 267–268
American Indian song style, 103, 268
American Indian songs
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- General Introduction by Rnnald D. Cohen
- I. 1934–1950: The Early Collecting Years
- II. The 1950s: World Music
- III. The Folk Revival (1960s)
- IV. Cantometrics and Cultural Equity: The Academic Years
- V. Final Writings
- Alan Lomax Bibliography
- About the Contributors
- Sources and Permissions
- Index