Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musicologist
ethnomusicologist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Folkways_Records
gptkb:Library_of_Congress |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts |
| gptkbp:born |
January 15, 1915
|
| gptkbp:children |
Anna_Lomax_Wood
John_Lomax_III Lomax_family |
| gptkbp:contribution |
documenting traditional music
advocating for cultural preservation promoting folk music |
| gptkbp:died |
July 19, 2002
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin |
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
folklore
musicology cultural anthropology |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alan Lomax
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
cultural studies
world music music education music preservation music research |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Alan_Lomax's_father
John_Lomax |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:American_folk_music
field recordings |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced generations of musicians
established the importance of field recordings pioneered ethnomusicology |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:London
gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Washington,_D.C. |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
discovery of Lead Belly
collaboration_with_the_BBC establishment_of_the_Archive_of_Folk_Culture recording_of_folk_songs_in_the_South |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The_Folk_Songs_of_North_America
The_Library_of_Congress_Archive_of_Folk_Culture |
| gptkbp:occupation |
author
music producer filmmaker |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Elizabeth_Lomax
|
| gptkbp:worksWith |
gptkb:Woody_Guthrie
gptkb:Muddy_Waters Lead Belly |