Tag Archives: Huddie Ledbetter
Two Days In New York City
I’ve written about days like this before: days that are pinpoints on the timeline of music history, when paths crossed and discoveries were made. Days that changed lives and (ultimately) changed music. For instance… August 1, 1927: The day that … Continue reading
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Tagged A Grapes of Wrath Evening, Alan Lomax, American Folk-music Revival, American School of the Air, Forrest Theater, Huddie Ledbetter, John Steinbeck Committee for Agricultural Workers, Lead Belly, Library of Congress, Mecca Temple, Mordecai Bauman, Pete Seeger, Why Do You Stand There In The Rain?, Will Geer, Woody Guthrie
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This Historic Day In Music: John & Alan Lomax Meet Huddie Ledbetter
This is a reprise of a post that originally appeared on sixstr stories in July, 2010. 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter, John Lomax, Lead Belly, Library of Congress
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