Listen to 17,000 Vintage Folk, Blues Recordings For Free
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Famed music archivist Alan Lomax—who recorded musicians around the world from the '30s to '90s and introduced people to incalculably influential artists like Muddy Waters, Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie— left behind a massive collection of American folk, blues, country and bluegrass songs when he died ten years ago. He always wanted to share his vast audio and video depository with the world, and thanks to the web, that pre-Internet dream is now a reality.
Just this week, 17,000 of Lomax’s recordings of songs and interviews dating back to 1946 went online for public perusal. At first, it’s easy to miss the importance of this, but take a second and think about it this way—this free digital library spans six decades of American music history. Much of it comes from artists in the Deep South and Appalachia who helped invent blues, country, bluegrass and folk—some of whom you’ve heard of before, and other who changed music without achieving any national recognition.
You could spend the rest of your life sifting through this library, but if you’re feeling impatient, the Internet, as always, has your back. There’s an AlanLomaxArchive YouTube channel with a constantly replenishing supply of vintage audio clips and film reels of stunningly incredible performances like these:
R.L. Burnside – “Poor Boy Blues”
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Folk Arts Rare Records
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Vintage Vixens
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Old Folks Phobia
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Listen and Learn
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Free The Robots Reveals Where He Found One of His Rarest Records
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Cheater Blues
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Free State
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Good Records
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Just Be Free
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Free The Robots
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Britney Spears: Breaking Free
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Blue Devils' Pre-show Frenzy
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Born Free: Birth in America
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Queen: How They Broke Free
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The Blue Devils Study Their Mistakes
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The Dirtiest Song Ever Recorded
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The Blue Devils Bring The Parade
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Sneak Peek Inside J. Dilla's Record Collection
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Former Cadet Bonds With Blue Devils Friends At Picnic
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Monalisa Discusses The Nostalgic Appeal of Vinyl Records
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Carlos Niño Shares His All-Time Favorite Record
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Blue Devils' Javier Astorga & Friends Discuss Paths On Hiking Adventure
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Blue Devils' Lead Trumpet Player Toots His Own Horn at Harrelson Trumpet Shop
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Ready For Action
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Hot For Hollywood
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Asking For It
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Checking for CHIKA
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Jailed For Playing Bingo?
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Asking For It - Trailer
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Run for the Border
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Make Room for Roomie
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All You Ever Wished For
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Hard Times for Milk & Poster
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A Time For RO-mance
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Maid To Order
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Right To Twerk
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Two to Tango
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Toe to Toe
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Welcome To Hollywood
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License to Breed
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Care to Laugh
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Ugly Sweaters Make for Beautiful Attire
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All You Ever Wished For - Trailer
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Gay Pride for the Gay Bride
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Who Came To Win?
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Care to Laugh - Trailer
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Down to the Wire
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Toe to Toe - Trailer
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Sea to Shining Sea
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Welcome to The 212
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Hail To The King
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Go Back to China
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Welcome to the Jungle
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Yesenia Mentally Prepares For The Rose Bowl
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Wilmer Valderrama Gets Mistaken For A Terrorist
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Bruce Springsteen: Born to Rock
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How To Be A Disruptor
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That Farm To Table Ish
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Time To Take 'Em Down
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Taylor Swift: Dare to Dream
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Sea to Shining Sea - Trailer
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George Michael: Easy to Pretend
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Go Back to China - Trailer
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Got to Be in it To Win it: America's Obsession with the Lottery
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Jason Markk Delivers Premium Care For Your Kicks
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Aim For Even Higher Goals After Drum Corps
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How to Make Ally Brooke's Enchiladas
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How to Make DaniLeigh's Pastelón
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Comedians React to SHOCKING US Laws!
We Need To Talk About America
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The Legend of Baron To'a
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Women's Rights & Strengths Coming To Light
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King Keraun Attempts to Fly Board
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That Back To The Future Ish
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DaCav Hits The Stage For An Electrifying Performance
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The Grind Never Stops When for the Queen Diva
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Have Beauty Standards for Women of Color Really Evolved?
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It's Hard To Raise Yourself These Days
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Suck It Up and Go to Mars
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What Not To Ask A Trans Woman
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The Legend of Baron To'a - Trailer
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Wearing Your Shower Curtain to the Club
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King Keraun Attempts to Become A Ventriloquist
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Where Is It Illegal To Eat Frogs?!
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King Keraun Goes "Back to the Future"
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Immigrants Are Starting To Take A Stand!
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How to make Dave East's Steak and Eggs
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Can Devon and Crystal Come to Some Resolution?
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Marissa Challenges Her Mom To A $50 Bet
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We're Here to Help: LGBTQIA+ Resources & Charities
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Mom Wants Me to Find a Tinder Match
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Where Is It ILLEGAL to Send Unwanted Pizzas?
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Is It Illegal To Trip A Horse Up?
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What To Expect On Clash of the Corps
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King Keraun Attempts to Become An "Archery Master"
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We Need To Talk About America - S2 Trailer
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