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By Kim Ruehl, About.com Guide to Folk Music since 2005

Profile: Alan Lomax

Friday April 25, 2008
Alan Lomax CollectionThe son of revered folklorist John Lomax, Alan started out recording the songs of prisoners in the south, and later worked at the Library of Congress as a folklorist with his father. He attended Harvard University, Columbia University, and the University of Texas.

Learn more about Alan Lomax: folk singer, ethnomusicologist, folklorist, collector, and hugely influential figure in American folk music history.

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