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John Lomax
Lomax (left) shaking hands with musician "Uncle" Rich Brown in 1940
Born
John Avery Lomax
(1867-09-23)September 23, 1867
Goodman, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
January 26, 1948(1948-01-26) (aged 80)
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupations
Musicologist
folklorist
archivist
John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948)[1] was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music.
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