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One of the Most Important Music Archives of All Time Is Now Online

Alan Cross 0 Comments

From the 1940s through to the 1990s, folklorist Alan Lomax drove thousands of miles through the US countryside recording music.  Had he not done so, a lot of important American music would have gone undocumented and unheard.

Now those 17,000+ recordings have been made available through The Association for Cultural Equity.  As a musical and historical resource, it’s stunning.

If you’re at all interested in this kind of history, give yourself time to spend a few hours in the archive. You’ll be amazed at what you hear.

 

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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