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Alan Lomax (1915-2002)

Birthplace:
Austin, Texas, USA

Born:
January 31, 1915

Died:
July 19, 2002

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alan Lomax was an American field collector of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John A. Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song, of which he was the director, at the Library of Congress on aluminium and acetate discs.

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Film Production

Director:
1953  Oss Oss Wee Oss
1974  Dance and Human History
1977  Step Style
1979  The Land Where the Blues Began
1990  Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
1991  Appalachian Journey
1991  Cajun Country
1991  Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
1996  Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
2012  Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

Producer:
1953  Oss Oss Wee Oss
1974  Dance and Human History
1977  Step Style
1979  The Land Where the Blues Began
1990  Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
1991  Appalachian Journey
1991  Cajun Country
1991  Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
1996  Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
2012  Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

Sound Recordist:
1953  Oss Oss Wee Oss
1974  Dance and Human History
1976  Dana Can Deal
1977  Step Style
1979  The Land Where the Blues Began
1990  Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
1991  Appalachian Journey
1991  Cajun Country
1991  Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
1996  Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
2012  Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

Thanks:
1953  Oss Oss Wee Oss
1959  Green Mansions
1974  Dance and Human History
1976  Dana Can Deal
1977  Step Style
1979  The Land Where the Blues Began
1990  Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
1991  Appalachian Journey
1991  Cajun Country
1991  Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
1996  Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
2012  Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

Writer:
1947  To Hear Your Banjo Play
1953  Oss Oss Wee Oss
1959  Green Mansions
1974  Dance and Human History
1976  Dana Can Deal
1977  Step Style
1979  The Land Where the Blues Began
1990  Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me Now
1991  Appalachian Journey
1991  Cajun Country
1991  Dreams and Songs of the Noble Old
1996  Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966
2012  Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
1990  American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America

Producer:
1990  American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America

Writer:
1990  American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America

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