The Lomax' legacy reverberates far and wide, but the recordings he made in prison are among the most legendary in the field of (musical) anthropology - from Parchman Farm to Leadbelly in Angola Penitentiary, he managed to capture the essence of work songs and the roots of the American Songbook.
Stay out of trouble, kids! But if you do get a lil' crazy, at least write a song about it...
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