Bob Dylan's Christmas Album Isn't a Joke. It's Great. Oct 17, 2009
He's harnessing his unrivaled cred to remind us that Christmas ditties are as deeply Americanand often, as just plain deepas anything Alan Lomax ever recorded in an Appalachian holler. Singing (or rasping) "Silver Bells" and "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "Here Comes Santa Claus," Dylan is the haggard, haunting voice of the musical collective unconsciousour Ghost of Christmas Past. (Slate)
Mike Seeger; was influential in folk music revival of ’60s Aug 12, 2009
Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, John Jacob Niles, Bess Hawes, Henry and Sidney Cowell, John and Alan Lomax, Lee Hays, composers and writers. and, of course, beloved Pete, our tall exotic half-brother, with his long, long-necked banjo and his big, big feet stamping at the end of his long, long legs. (Boston Globe)
Funny Folk Songs About Trains Aug 1, 2009
Bess Lomax Hawes is the daughter of groundbreaking musicologist John Lomax and sister to Alan Lomax, and a former member of the Almanac Singers (Bess Lomax Hawes Bio, http://www. allmusic. (Suite101.com)
Ponderosa Stompin' at the H.O.B. Apr 30, 2009
Dr. Ike, in a sense, and what that the Stomp does, is a modern-day Alan Lomax, providing a stage for musicians to be heard, keeping their legacy alive and revitalizing their careers. Dr. Ike said he hit the highways, combed the Internet and left notes on doors to track down some of the lost musicians that have performed at the Stomp. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Grammy Museum: Sounding off in downtown L.A. Apr 7, 2009
Another exhibit lets you hear historical recordings, including 1890's "Snake Dance Song," believed to be the first recording, and Muddy Waters recorded by Alan Lomax in 1941. The Grammy Museum is part of a new district dubbed "L.A. Live." "They want to think of it as a mini-Times Square," says percussion star Sheila E, co-owner of the Conga Room, a 1,000-capacity music club in L.A. Live. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Brother versus ... brother at the Junos Mar 26, 2009
"What I say to everybody is that because I played bass on [Michael's] record and I produced the record, and because part of the genesis of the record were some Alan Lomax [field] recordings I gave him, I've been intimately involved with it from the get-go. So what I'm saying to people is that I'd be very happy if my brother won," Roberto said. "But I wouldn't be disappointed if I did," he added. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Athens man gets Grammy Award Feb 10, 2009
" Rosenbaum received the honor for the best historical album alongside co-producer Lance Ledbetter, who founded the album's Atlanta label, Dust-To-Digital, and mastering engineer Michael Graves. The three, along with their wives, attended a pre-telecast event to receive the award at the Los Angeles Convention Center, next door to the Staples Center, where the televised ceremony is held. They attended the televised ceremony as well, where Rosenbaum sat on the same row as Miles Davis' grandson and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
