John Lomax
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John Lomax was an influential American folklorist and musicologist known for collecting and preserving traditional folk and blues songs, including the work of artists like Lead Belly.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John A. Lomax | 1 |
| Alan Lomax | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
folklorist
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folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ song collector ⓘ |
| activityPeriod |
1930s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Alan Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedFrom |
Lead Belly
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ranch workers and cowboys in the American West ⓘ various prison inmates in the American South ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Archive of American Folk Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Library of Congress
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University of Texas at Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American folk music
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blues music ⓘ ethnomusicology ⓘ folklore ⓘ |
| genreCollected |
ballads
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blues ⓘ cowboy songs ⓘ prison songs ⓘ spirituals ⓘ work songs ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Alan Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alan Lomax
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American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collecting blues songs
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collecting traditional American folk songs ⓘ field recordings of folk musicians ⓘ work with Lead Belly ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Folklore Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Avery Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Ballads and Folk Songs
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Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads NERFINISHED ⓘ Our Singing Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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folklorist ⓘ musicologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Meridian, Mississippi, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Greenville, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | curator of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress ⓘ |
| recordingMethod | field recordings on disc recorders ⓘ |
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John A. Lomax