Bess Lomax Hawes

Bess Lomax Hawes
in the 1960s
Background information
Born	(1921-01-21)January 21, 1921 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2009(2009-11-27) (aged 88) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Genres	Folk-blues gospel blues songster folk revival
Instrument	Guitar
Formerly of	Almanac Singers

Bess Lomax Hawes (January 21, 1921 – November 27, 2009) was an American folk musician, folklorist, and researcher. She was the daughter of John Avery Lomax and Bess Bauman-Brown Lomax, and the sister of Alan Lomax and John Lomax Jr.