The Southern Journey of Alan Lomax: Words, Photographs, and Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393081077)

More than fifty years ago, on a trip dubbed "the Southern Journey," Alan Lomax visited Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee, uncovering the little-known southern backcountry and blues music that we now consider uniquely American. Lomax's camera was a constant companion, and his images of both legendary and anonymous folk musicians complement his famous field recordings.

These photographs--largely unpublished--show musicians making music with family and friends at home, with fellow worshippers at church, and alongside workers and prisoners in the fields. Discussions of Lomax's life and career by his disciple and lauded folklorist William Ferris, and a lyrical look at Lomax's photographs by novelist and Grammy Award-winning music writer Tom Piazza, enrich this valuable collection.

Author: Tom Piazza
ISBN-10: 0393081079
ISBN-13: 9780393081077
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2012
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.60w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2012 pg. 15
Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013
New Yorker (The) 01/28/2013 pg. 77
Choice 07/01/2013