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Sounds Worth Saving

Released Wednesday, 9th December 2020
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Sounds Worth Saving

Sounds Worth Saving

Sounds Worth Saving

Sounds Worth Saving

Wednesday, 9th December 2020
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Alan Lomax believed that the culture of poor Americans was important and worthy of saving. So he spent decades traveling the American South and recording obscure musicians on their front porches, in churches, even in prisons. Today, he's considered an American icon, but the road to becoming a legend wasn't an easy one. Featuring Southern Historical Collection archivist Chaitra Powell, American Folklife Center curator Todd Harvey, and filmmaker Rogier Kappers.

Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor. Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Discover more at lexus.com/curiosity.Archival recordings in this episode came from the Alan Lomax Collection at the American Folklife Center, courtesy of the Association for Cultural Equity.Check out Rogier's documentary "Lomax the Songhunter" on Amazon.For more information on the crowdsourcing project for transcribing Alan Lomax's notes, visit https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/alan-lomax/Subscribe to The Wind where ever you get your podcasts.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/soundsworthsavingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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