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.
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.
As a child, John Avery Lomax loved the songs he heard the cowboys singing along the nearby Chisholm Trail.
This book traces the personalities and contributions of eleven individuals who influenced the ethnomusicologist Bruno Nettl. The book also discusses the evolution and rise of the discipline of ethnomusicology.