Tag Archives: Lead Belly

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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Two Kings, Two Birthdays, Two Songs

Posted on January 28, 2018 by sixstrstories

Lead Belly and Sam Cooke. The “King of the 12-String Guitar” and the “King of Soul.” Last week, as I read the birthday entries for those two artists on my January list of “Historic Days In Music” – January 20, … Continue reading →

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Two Days In New York City

Posted on March 26, 2016 by sixstrstories

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

Posted on July 16, 2015 by sixstrstories

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 →

Posted in This Historic Day In Music | Tagged Alan Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter, John Lomax, Lead Belly, Library of Congress | Leave a comment

Quotations Marked 4

Posted on November 2, 2014 by sixstrstories

“The real musician is not the one who can knock your eyeballs out with fast, difficult runs. A real musician can make the simple songs vibrate and sparkle with the life that is within them.” That quote has been posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, Quotations Marked | Tagged American Favorite Ballads, Folkways Records, Julius Lester, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, Play-Parties, Skip To My Lou, Smithsonian Folkways Records | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Random Topics | Tagged Alan Lomax, Angola Penitentiary, Field Recording, John Lomax, Lead Belly, The American Folklife Reading Room, The Library of Congress, Todd Harvey | 1 Comment

a sixstr stories “interview”

Posted on July 21, 2012 by sixstrstories

Today, we’re talking with Alan Lomax. Mr. Lomax is the founder of The Association for Cultural Equity and former Assistant in Charge of the Archive of Folk Song of the Library of Congress. He is a highly respected folklorist, ethnomusicologist … Continue reading →

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