John and Alan Lomax: The Blues Trail

Published November 30, 2012 | By Brian Turner

1. Who is John and Alan Lomax?
2. What are their contributions to American music?
3. Name some musicians they recorded.
4. What is The Library of Congress?
5. What genres of music did they record?
6. Where did they go to get these recordings?
7. What apparatus did they use to record?
8. Are these recordings available for the general population?
9. Where do you get them?
10. Discuss the relationship of the Lomax’s and The Smithsonian Institute.

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