Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World

by John Szwed

Book Overview

The remarkable life and times of the man who popularized American folk music and created the science of song Folklorist, archivist, anthropologist, singer, political activist, talent scout, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, concert and record producer, Alan Lomax is best remembered as the man who introduced folk music to the masses. Lomax began his career making field recordings of rural music for the Library of Congress and by the late 1930s brought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670021997
• ISBN13: 9780670021994
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher