Folklorist Alan Lomax Preserves Traditional Music.
Folklorist Alan Lomax. He's spent more than a half century recording the folk music and customs of the world. Here in America, he's responsible for priceless recordings of Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Jelly Roll Morton, and many others. (REBROADCAST from 7/9/90). LOMAX won the National Book Critics Circle Award for his non-fiction book, "The Land Where the Blues Began."
Other segments from the episode on February 18, 1994
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 18, 1994: Interview with Edmund White; Interview with Alan Lomax; Review of the film "Reality Bites."
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