Alan Lomax, 87, chronicler of America's musical heritage

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: July 20, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

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Alan Lomax, 87, chronicler of America's musical heritage By POLLY ANDERSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 07-20-2002, Saturday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Late Edition. Early Edition Biographical: ALAN LOMAX

NEW YORK - Alan Lomax, the celebrated musicologist who helped preserve America's and the world's heritage by making thousands of recordings of folk, blues, and jazz musicians from the 1930s onward, died Friday. He was 87.

Mr. Lomax died at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Fla., according to Lisa Kissinger of the Vinson Funeral Home. He had ...

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