And the thing that I always tried to do with important singers when I met them was to sit down and record everything they knew, give them a first real run-through of their art. — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
The dimension of cultural equity needs to be added to the humane continuum of liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and social justice. — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
The modern computer with all its various gadgets and wonderful electronic facilities now makes it possible to preserve and reinvigorate all the cultural richness… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
“The essence of America lies not in the headlined heroes ... but in the everyday folds who live and die unknown, yet leave their… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
We now have cultural machines so powerful that one singer can reach everybody in the world, and make all the other singers feel inferior… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
The British ballads became a new kind of form in their hand. And out of them came the blues, a new kind of song… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
He learned through the way that my father and I felt about his songs, his country songs, that they were great songs. And then… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
You could hear him, literally, half a mile away when he opened up. He was at his peak then. He was, naturally, dying to… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
And the thing that I always tried to do with important singers when I met them was to sit down and record everything they… — Alan Lomax Copy Share Image
