Alan Lomax (1915-2002).(Obituary) From: Folk Music Journal | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 English Folk Dance and Song Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Alan Lomax died on 19 July 2002. Born in Austin, Texas, on 31 January 1915, Alan was the third child of John and Bess (nee Brown) Lomax. He spent most of his youth in Dallas and Austin, graduating with a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Texas in 1936. Introduced to folk song and folklore in the family home, he went on his first collecting trip with his father in 1933, visiting the infamous Parchman State Farm at Canton, Mississippi. During the next three years father and son made pioneering recordings of Cajun and Creole music, the Soul Stirrers, Aunt Molly Jackson, ...