John Lomax
Musicologist, Composer
1867 – 1948
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Who was John Lomax?
John Avery Lomax was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist and folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk songs. He was father to Alan Lomax, also a distinguished collector of folk music.
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- Born
- Sep 23, 1867
Goodman - Also known as
- John Avery Lomax
- John A. Lomax
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ruby Terrill Lomax
(1934/07/21 - 1948/01/26) - Bess Bauman-Brown Lomax
(1904/06/09 - 1931)
- Ruby Terrill Lomax
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Died
- Jan 26, 1948
Greenville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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