Alan Lomax

The Profile

Alan Lomax was an American folklorist, ethnomusicologist and field recordist who collected and preserved folk, blues and traditional music worldwide and deposited extensive recordings in the Library of Congress.

Born 1915, died 2002. Worked extensively as a field collector and for archival projects (Library of Congress). Credited with recordings and early documentation of artists such as Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and others.

A highly positive, detailed review celebrating Alan Lomax's fieldwork and the Italian Treasury collection. The reviewer highlights Lomax's role preserving blues and folk traditions and praises the recordings' variety and quality. The review emphasizes Lomax's recordings across Italy and the importance of the Library of Congress archives.