John Lomax
American teacher
John Avery Lomax 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... Wikipedia
Born: September 23, 1867, Goodman, MS
Died: January 26, 1948 (age 80 years), Greenville, MS
Spouse: Ruby Terrill Lomax (m. 1934–1948) and Bess Bauman-Brown Lomax (m. 1904–1931)
Albums: The Ballad Hunter Parts III & IV
Grandchild: Anna Lomax Wood
Children: Alan Lomax, Bess Lomax Hawes, John Lomax Jr., and more
Songs
Interview with John Lomax, October 1933
Buffalo Skinners
I Have A Mother Gone To Glory Over Yonder's Ocean
Careless Love
The Rock Island Line
Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little Dogies
Rock Island Line: Woodcutter's Songs and Songs of Prison Life
Jumpin' Judy
Trail to Mexico
Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos
Chisolm Trail: Cowboy Songs Along the Famous Old Cattle Trail
The Grey Goose
It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
Introduction by John Lomax
John Henry
Another Man Done Gone
Factory Girl
Chisholm Trail