Alan Lomax: Selected Writings, 1934-1997

by Cohen; Ronald D.

• ISBN13: 9780415938556
• ISBN10: 0415938554
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-04-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to popular and academic journals have never been collected. This collection reintroduces these essential writings. Drawing on the Lomax Archives in New York, this book brings together articles from the '30s onwards. It is divided into four sections, each capturing a distinct period in the development of Lomax's life and career: the original years as a collector and promoter; the period from 1950-58 when Lomax was recording thorughout Europe; the folk music revival years; and finally his work in academia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: General Introduction

1934-1950: The Early Collecting Years

Introduction

'Sinful' Songs of the Southern Negro

Haitian Journey

Music In Your Own Back Yard

Songs of the American Folk

Our Singing Country

14 Traditional Spanish Songs From Texas

Reels and Work Songs

Mister Ledford and the TVA

America Sings the Saga of America

Folk Music in the Roosevelt Era

The 1950s: World Music

Introduction

Tribal Voices in Many Tongues

Making Folklore Available

Galacian Music

Italian Folk Music

The Folk Song of Italy

Folk Song Style: Notes on a Systematic Approach to the Study of Folk Song

Skiffle: Why Is It So Popular? and Where Is It Going?

Folk Song Style

Saga of a Folksong Hunter

The Folk Revival (1960s)

Introduction

The 'Folkniks'-and The Songs They Sing

Leadbelly's Songs

Bluegrass Background: Folk Music With Overdrive

Getting to Know Folk Music

Folk Song Traditions Are All Around Us

The Good and the Beautiful in Folksong

Cantometrics and Cultural Equity: The Academic Years

Introduction

Song Structure and Social Structure

Choreometrics: A Method for the Study of Cross-Cultural Pattern in Film

Appeal for Cultural Equity

Cinema, Science, and Cultural Renewal

Final Writings

Introduction

The Global Jukebox

Preface to 1993 edition of Mr. Jelly Roll

Sounds of the South

Brown Girl in the Ring

Introduction to Katharine D. Newman, Never Without a Song: The Years and Songs of Jennie Devlin, 1865-1952

Complete Bibliography

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