John Lomax

John Lomax
Lomax (left) shaking hands with musician "Uncle" Rich Brown in 1940
Born	John Avery Lomax (1867-09-23)September 23, 1867 Goodman, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 26, 1948(1948-01-26) (aged 80) Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupations	Musicologist folklorist archivist

John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948)^[1] was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music.