Lomax, Alan

Alan Lomax had his hand in every aspect of folk music. In 1939, he produced a folk-music series for CBS radio. Later, he worked with the Scottish folksinger and composer Ewan MacColl on a U.K. radio program, Ballads and Blues. He was Director of Folk Music for Decca Records from 1946 to 1949, and made many historically significant recordings. These included interviews and performances by pianist Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton , one of the creators of jazz, in 1938,...