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Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (died 2002)

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Alan Lomax

American musicologist (1915–2002)

Alan Lomax was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music during the 20th century. He was a musician, folklorist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and filmmaker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts,…
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January 31

Day of the year

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 334 days remain until the end of the year.
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