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This Historic Day In Music: John & Alan Lomax Meet Huddie Ledbetter – Take 3

Posted on July 16, 2020 by sixstrstories

In early June, 1933, Texas-based Folk song collector John Lomax and his 18-year-old son Alan drove out of Dallas on a mission. They were going on “the first major trip in the United States to capture black folk music in … Continue reading →

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A Trip To The Library

Posted on July 19, 2013 by sixstrstories

Eighty years ago this month, in July of 1933, musicologist John Lomax and his 18-year-old son Alan met and recorded Huddie Ledbetter, a singer and 12-string guitarist, at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, West Feliciana Paris, Louisiana. Huddie, who … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Angola Penitentiary

This Historic Day In Music: John & Alan Lomax Meet Huddie Ledbetter – Take 3

A Trip To The Library

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