John Lomax, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Lomax

American musician

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1867

Place of Birth: Goodman, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1948

Profession: composer, historian, university teacher, folklorist, musicologist, ethnomusicologist, music historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 – January 26, 1948) 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 (also a distinguished collector of folk music) and Bess Lomax Hawes.