John Lomax III American Folk Songs (CD)

(S.F.L. Discs & Tapes) 20 tracks - digisleeve

This album is also a tribute to my father's 1956 debut LP for Folkways, "JOHN A. LOMAX JR SINGS AMERICAN FOLK SONGS." He was ably assisted by my mother, Margaret Marable "Mimi" Lomax.

This recording and my live "Lomax on Lomax" performances present the Lomax family's contributions to American culture over five generations and 148 years. I have chosen 26 songs that were found, written, recorded, and/or popularized by family members: my grandfather, John Avery Lomax, uncle Alan Lomax, aunt Bess Lomax Hawes and my Dad, John A. Lomax Jr., "The Dean of Texas Folk Singers." He was also a founder of The Houston Folklore Society, which is still going 73 years later. Special Guest Rattlesnake Annie sings one of her best songs. I wrote one by myself and another with James Tristan Redding.