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Jan 15, 1915Folk musicologist Alan Lomax is born in Austin, Texas. Noted for his preservation and promotion of blue-collar material and performers, he contributes to the careers of Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger and Woody GuthrieMar 3, 1940Woody Guthrie joins Lead Belly, Will Geer and Alan Lomax, among others, to perform at a labor union fundraiser at New York's Forrest Theater attended by Pete Seeger. The show helps launch Guthrie to prominence as a singer/songwriterApr 3, 1959"Battle Of New Orleans" songwriter Jimmy Driftwood performs at a Folksong '59 concert at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall, along with Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, Mike and Pete Seeger and Alan LomaxJul 19, 2002Musicologist Alan Lomax dies at the Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Florida. He aided his father in recording American roots music, and had a hand in the careers of Woody Guthrie, Burl Ives, Pete Seeger and Lead Belly, among othersFeb 7, 2006Blender hits newsstands with a list of "The 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars." The bottom half includes The Band's Richard Manuel and Rick Danko, #26; Gram Parsons, #30; Alan Lomax, #41; Warren Zevon, #44; Bobby Darin, #47; and Stephen Foster, #49
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