http://afropopshop.org<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/56921/popular_songbook.jpg'>Alan Lomax passed away on July 19, 2002 at the age of 87, leaving behind a truly unique and influential body of work. His voluminous collected writings, field recordings, films and videos, photographs and multi media Global Jukebox project have helped the world identify, appreciate and preserve the shared sources of its creative and artistic impulses - or, as Alan would say, its &quot;Cultural Equity.&quot; <br /><br />This compilation collects early Lomax field recordings of songs that became famous as pop, rock, R&amp;B and jazz hits by contemporary recording artists. <br /><br />&quot;I'm sticking up for rock and roll because even though some of it is destructive and crude, it is essentially a creative American impulse. It;s made by young people for young people. it's a rebellion against the Puritan ethic which has decreed from the beginning of our society that Americans are not allowed to have pleasure.&quot; <br /><br />- Alan Lomax, 1959Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:09 -0600http://alanlomax.afropopshop.org/#album_56921<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/28331/alan_lomax_blues_songbook_1_of_2.jpg'>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:09 -0600http://alanlomax.afropopshop.org/#album_28331<img src='http://files.afropopshop.org/images/28353/alan_lomax_blues_songbook_2_of_2.jpg'>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:09 -0600http://alanlomax.afropopshop.org/#album_28353