Alan Lomax, Folk Song's Uncommon Advocate From: The Washington Post | Date: July 22, 2002| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright 2002 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Alan Lomax recognized what Walt Whitman heard -- America singing a distinctly American folk song.

But what Lomax heard in the 1930s lacked popular support, critical acclaim and academic recognition. European traditions of classical music and popular song, and the emerging homegrown idioms of blues and jazz, were held in far greater esteem.

For Lomax, however, folk music, handed down through generations and inspired by common experience, was the truest expression of America's char...

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