How Long to Read The Man Who Recorded the World

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man Who Recorded the World?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 42 minutes to read The Man Who Recorded the World by John Szwed

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Writer, musicologist, archivist, singer, DJ, filmmaker, record, radio and TV producer, Alan Lomax was a man of many parts. Without him the history of popular music would have been very different. Armed with a tape-recorder and his own near-flawless good taste, Lomax spent years travelling the US, particularly the south, recording its heritage of music and song for posterity, bringing to light the talents of performers ranging from Jelly Roll Morton to Leadbelly and Muddy Waters, and crucially influencing generations of musicians from Pete Seeger to the Stones, from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan. His influence continues: recordings made by Lomax are the core of the sound-tracks of Oh Brother, Where art Thou? and Gangs of New York, and even featured, remixed, on Moby's Play. John Szwed's biography is the first ever of this remarkable and contradictory man (whom he both knew and worked with for ten years); through it Szwed will tell the story of a musical and political era, as he did so successfully in his previous book on Miles Davis.

How long is The Man Who Recorded the World?

The Man Who Recorded the World by John Szwed is 448 pages long, and a total of 115,584 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Man Who Recorded the World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 31 minutes to read The Man Who Recorded the World aloud.

What Reading Level is The Man Who Recorded the World?

The Man Who Recorded the World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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