Lawrence Gellert
Lawrence Gellert (* 14. September 1898 in Budapest , Hungary , † 1979 ) was a folklore and music researcher who protest traditions in the 1930s, African Americans in the southern United States in sound recordings documented.
He came to America when he was seven and grew up in New York City. For health reasons, he moved to Tryon , North Carolina in the early 1920s . From 1933 to 1937 he traveled through North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia , collecting folk songs by black Americans.
Together with his brother Hugo, he wrote a number of articles for Masses magazine (later New Masses ) from 1930 to 1947 , mainly on Afro-American traditional music.
Some of his sound recordings were first released on LP in 1973, 1982 (on Rounder Records) and 1984 (on Heritage Records) and re-released on a document CD in the 1990s.
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| SURNAME | Gellert, Lawrence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American folklore and music researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1979 |