Southern Journey of Alan Lomax Words, Photographs, and Music

Name: Southern Journey of Alan Lomax Words, Photographs, and Music
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ISBN: 9780393081077

ISBN-10: 0393081079

ISBN-13: 9780393081077

Edition: 2013

Authors: Tom Piazza, Tom Piazza, William Ferris

List price: $35.00

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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images of both legendary and anonymous folk musicians complement his famous field recordings.These photographs—largely unpublished—show musicians making music with family and friends at home, with fellow worshippers at church, and alongside workers and prisoners in the fields.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…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 136
Size: 0.77" wide x 0.95" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Tom Piazza is the author of ten books, including the novels City of Refuge , which won the Willie Morris Award, and My Cold War , as well as the book-length essay Why New Orleans Matters . He writes for HBO's hit drama series Treme and is at work on a new novel. He lives in New Orleans.