ALAN LOMAX 1915 - 2002

FOLK MUSIC'S FOREMOST PIONEER & ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST DIES

Alan Lomax passed away on the morning of July 19, 2002. Alan Lomax is survived by his loving daughter Anna Lomax Chairetakis of Holiday, FL; his devoted grandson Odysseus Desmond Chairetakis of Holiday, FL; his sister Bess Lomax Hawes of Northridge, CA; his step-daughter Shelley Roitman of Holiday, FL; his nephews; John Lomax III, Nicolas Hawes, John Bishop, Drew Mihalik, and his nieces; Ellen Harold, Patricia Gordon, Susan Mihalik, Naomi Bishop and Corey Dinos.

Funeral Services for Alan Lomax
Vinson Funeral Home
456 East Tarpon Avenue
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Services on Tuesday July 23, 2002
Viewing from 3-5PM, Funeral Service 5-6PM
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to:
The Blues Music Foundation for the Willie Moore Fund
c/o Experience Music Project
2901 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121
http://www.alan-lomax.com

NPR acknowledged Alan and his passing on All Things Considered, 7/19/02.
Listen as Lynn Neary talks with Pete Seeger about Lomax and his legacy.
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/segment_display.cfm?segID=146982

An archived interview with Alan Lomax as he reflects back on his career, Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly. From the PBS American Roots Music Series Program.
http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_oralh_alanlomax.html

<FONT size="1">Good to see you, Jim. Unfortunate you bring sad news to report but just the same, thanks for coming over and posting it on ArloNet.</FONT s>

There is an extensive obituary on Alan Lomax in the June 20th issue of the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/20/obituaries/20LOMA.html

Good job, Al!!

R.I.P.

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