Ericka Simone

This is very important for #music #history. Very excited to see what we will find and hear out of this one.

https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/alan-lomaxs-massive-music-archive-is-online-20000-recordings.html

Alan Lomax’s Massive Music Archive Is Online: Features 20,000 Historic Blues & Folk Recordings

A huge treasure trove of songs and interviews recorded by the legendary folklorist Alan Lomax from the 1940s into the 1990s has been digitized and made available online for free listening.

Open Culture
Mar 20 at 4:29pmWeb
Show threadMark DownMar 20
@ErickaSimone I'm excited to listen, thanks for sharing!
Show threadaburtchMar 20
@ErickaSimone CC: @bourgwick
Show threadjesse jarnowMar 20
@aburtch neato, but that's been online for a bit, i think? (ah yes, their source is an article from 2012.)
Show threadaburtchMar 20
@bourgwick Oh man, sorry, you are right. I saw the article date was yesterday and thought it was new. But buried at the bottom it says “this originally appeared on our website in 2012.” So recycled content.
Show threadneverhurryMar 20
@ErickaSimone Can't wait to explore some of this. Currently reading Blues People.