I knew Bobby Dylan
I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my next collected book on American folk music. Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
And the thing that
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
People were saying that
People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads and the work songs had gone sterile. Alan Lomax
The modern computer with
The modern computer with all its various gadgets and wonderful electronic facilities now makes it possible to preserve and reinvigorate all the cultural richness of mankind. Alan Lomax
Folk Music is the
Folk Music is the map of singing. Alan Lomax
We now have cultural
We now have cultural machines so powerful that one singer can reach everybody in the world, and make all the other singers feel inferior because they’re not like him. Once that gets started, he gets backed by so much cash and so much power that he becomes a monstrous invader from outer space, crushing the … Read more
The dimension of cultural
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
The essence of America
The essence of America lies not in the headlined heroes…but in the everyday folks who live and die unknown, yet leave their dreams as legacies Alan Lomax