“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”
Quote by Alan Lomax
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Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax was an American folklorist renowned for his research on folk music. Born on January 31, 1915, and passing away on July 19, 2002, Lomax conducted extensive fieldwork and recordings of folk music across the United States and the world in the mid-20th century, which had a profound impact on the fields of folklore and musicology. more