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The Song Hunter: How Alan Lomax saved the sounds of America

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Life of Alan Lomax

Because of his listing in Red Channels, Alan was blacklisted and had to leave the United States because he could get no work. In 1959, after the Red Scare had calmed down, Lomax returned to America. He continued his recording trips through the American South and also started recording in the Caribbean. This was recorded in Trinidad in 1962. That's a beautiful music. That's everybody Google.

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