Be Wary Of Great Leaders.

Alan [lomax] And His Father Started Off Changing The Definition Of Folk Music From Something Ancient And Anonymous To Something Very Contemporary.

But If By Some Freak Of History Communism Had Caught Up With This Country, I Would Have Been One Of The First People Thrown In Jail.

When I Am Chopping Trees Out In The Woods Because I Heat My House With Wood, I Feel Myself Right In The Middle Of God. Mahalia Jackson Said "i Have Seen God. I Have Seen The Sun Rise." So, In A Sense, When Anyone Looks In The Mirror, They Look At An Infinitesimally Small Part Of God.

He [alan Lomax] Started Right Off Trying To Find People Who Could Introduce Folk Songs To City People. He Found A Young Actor Named Burl Ives And Said, "burl, You Know A Lot Of Great Country Songs Learned From Your Grandmother, Don't You Know People Would Love To Hear Them?" He Put On Radio Programs. He Persuaded Cbs To Dedicate "the School Of The Air" For One Year To American Folk Music. He'd Get Some Old Sailor To Sing An Old Sea Shanty With A Cracked Voice. Then He'd Get Me To Sing It With My Banjo.

Music Has Always Had The Ability To Comfort And Inspire.