Folk pioneer Alan Lomax dies

American folk music pioneer and song collector Alan Lomax has died aged 87.

American folk music pioneer and song collector Alan Lomax has died aged 87.

Lomax continued the work of his father John, taking field trips across America and Europe to collect folk and blues songs in the '30s, '40s and '50s.

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