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Alan Lomax

Age: 87

folk-music collector, writer, and disc jockey, who, in addition to discovering Woodie Guthrie, Jelly Roll Morton, and Muddy Waters, preserved the folk tradition and inspired the folk revival in the U.S. and in Europe.

Died: Sarasota, Fla., July 19, 2002

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