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A collection of performances by folk, rock, country and blues artists at the Newport Folk Festival.
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Long before it became inextricably linked with Bob Dylan's infamous electric performance, the Newport Folk Festival was the premier event of the burgeoning 1960s music scene. The brainchild of Newport Jazz Festival founder, George Wein, and his business partner, Albert Grossman, Newport introduced the world to a then-unknown folk singer named Joan Baez and nurtured the talents of more established artists such as Donovan, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins and Peter, Paul and Mary. Veteran music director Murray Lerner presents a collection of archival footage from four of Newport's '60s-era festivals featuring these and many other legendary musicians for a vital historical document of an American cultural institution. RED Distribution
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