Alan Lomax
By:Elijah Booker
Job title and age
American field collector of folk music of the 20th century.Author,film director,and folklorist.
Alan Lomax age 87.
Family life and background
Born January 31,1915 in Austin, Texas.He was the son of John Avery Lomax. Growing up in Texas,the younger Lomax listened to his father's many findings and became a confimed advocate of America's true music.