about john lomax III
Houston Native | Nashville Resident Since 1973
B.S./M.S.L.S. : University of Texas -Austin | 1967, 1970
Graduated Lamar High School | Houston, TX
Music Journalist | 1971-2019Wrote hundreds of articles for magazines in U.S., Europe, Japan, Australia
Oral Historian | 1978-80Country Music Foundation Library, 1978-1980
Author | 1977-2001FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG: The Townes Van Zandt Songbook (with Joe Lomax) | 1977NASHVILLE: MUSIC CITY U.S.A. | 1986RED DESERT SKY: Bio of Kasey Chambers and Family (Australia/N.Z. only)
Artist Manager | 1976-2007Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Kasey Chambers, The Cactus Brothers, “America’s Dulcimer Champion," David Schnaufer, Kimber Clayton
Worldwide Distributor | 1996-PresentRoots Music Exporters, Lomax Global Music
CD, LP, DVD
Music Publisher | 1986-2023
3 Minute Movie Music, BMI
Record Label Executive | 1974-2023
JMI, Airborne, SFL
Album Producer or Co-Producer* | 1989-2023Rocky Hill, David Schnaufer*, John A. Lomax Jr.
AWARDS:Winner, CMA Jo Walker Meador International Achievement Award | 2010
Advocating for Country Music Outside of the US