Profile: Alan Lomax

The 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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