Southern mosaic
Subtitle: the John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States recording trip : from the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Contributors: Lomax, John Avery, 1867-1948.; Lomax, Ruby T.; American Folklife Center.
Publisher: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Folk music -- Southern States -- History and criticism..; Blues (Music) -- Southern States -- 1931-1940 -- History and criticism..; Old-time music -- Southern States -- History and criticism.; Folk music -- Southern States.; Blues (Music) -- Southern States -- 1931-1940.; Old-time music -- Southern States.
Description: Access is provided to the 25 hours of music from 300 folk, blues, and country performances recorded by John Avery Lomax and Ruby Terrill Lomax in the Spring of 1939 in the Southern United States. Additionally, there is information about the collection's 700 sound recordings, as well as images of fieldnotes and annotated dust jackets, reproductions of photographs, and texts of the songs. Sound clips matched to sheet music images are included, along with biographies of John and Ruby Lomax, a bibliography, and a discography.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed on Jan. 29, 2007).

At head of title: American Memory, Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.