What was the focus of his “bluesology?”
The origin of the blues
The future of blues
Blues instruments
Blues artists
Answer
The bluesology of Alan Lomax was a study of the origin of the blues. He believed that the blues was born in the African American communities of the Mississippi Delta. He collected field recordings of blues musicians from this region, and he also interviewed them about their lives and their music.
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