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The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music
More than fifty years ago, on a trip dubbed "the Southern Journey," Alan Lomax visited Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, uncovering the little-known southern backcountry and blues music that we now consider uniquely American. Lomax's camera was a constant companion, and his images of both legendary and anonymous folk musicians complement his famous field recordings.
These photographs--largely unpublished--show musicians making music with family and friends at home, with fellow worshippers at church, and alongside workers and prisoners in the fields. Discussions of Lomax's life and career by his disciple and lauded folklorist William Ferris, and a lyrical look at Lomax's photographs by novelist and Grammy Award-winning music writer Tom Piazza, enrich this valuable collection.
These photographs--largely unpublished--show musicians making music with family and friends at home, with fellow worshippers at church, and alongside workers and prisoners in the fields. Discussions of Lomax's life and career by his disciple and lauded folklorist William Ferris, and a lyrical look at Lomax's photographs by novelist and Grammy Award-winning music writer Tom Piazza, enrich this valuable collection.
Book Details
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: Dec 10th, 2012
- Pages: 136
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.30in - 7.60in - 1.00in - 1.55lb
- EAN: 9780393081077
- Categories: • Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional
About the Author
Lomax, Alan: - Alan Lomax (1915-2002) was one of the great ethnomusicologists and field collectors of folk music of the twentieth century, recording thousands of songs throughout the United States and Europe.
Piazza, Tom: - Tom Piazza's books include the nonfiction bestseller Why New Orleans Matters and the novels The Auburn Conference and A Free State. He is a four-time winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for Music Writing. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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