Risto Lenz holds a PhD in North American Studies from the University of Cologne. His research interests include popular historical consciousness, the social and cultural history of the United States, the history of knowledge, and the history of music.

• Introduction — Primary Sources — Outline — State of Research — American Folklore: Applied versus Pure Research — The Expert From Below — Radio and Film — Gender, Race and the Folklorist — A Mississippi of Song": Lomax and the Construction of Delta Blues — Lomax and the 1960s "Folk Boom"— Conclusion.

Risto Lenz holds a PhD in North American Studies from the University of Cologne. His research interests include popular historical consciousness, the social and cultural history of the United States, the history of knowledge, and the history of music.

• Introduction — Primary Sources — Outline — State of Research — American Folklore: Applied versus Pure Research — The Expert From Below — Radio and Film — Gender, Race and the Folklorist — A Mississippi of Song": Lomax and the Construction of Delta Blues — Lomax and the 1960s "Folk Boom"— Conclusion.

Risto Lenz holds a PhD in North American Studies from the University of Cologne. His research interests include popular historical consciousness, the social and cultural history of the United States, the history of knowledge, and the history of music.

• Introduction — Primary Sources — Outline — State of Research — American Folklore: Applied versus Pure Research — The Expert From Below — Radio and Film — Gender, Race and the Folklorist — A Mississippi of Song": Lomax and the Construction of Delta Blues — Lomax and the 1960s "Folk Boom"— Conclusion.