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The Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. The festival was founded by music promoter and Jazz Festival founder George Wein , music manager Albert Grossman , and folk singers Pete Seeger , Theodore Bikel , and Oscar Brand .
The Newport Folk Festival was cofounded in 1959 by jazz promoter George Wein and music manager Albert Grossman. (The latter is best known for representing Dylan between 1962 and 1970.)
James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” follows the rise of Bob Dylan, played by Timothée Chalamet, as a young musician who moves to New York in 1961, and it culminates with the 1965 Newport ...
The Newport Folk Festival began in 1959, co-founded by Jazz Festival founder George Wein. The festival is best known for the July 25, 1965 performance of Bob Dylan, where he performed for the first time with electric instruments. Like the Jazz Festival, the folk festival moved to New York City in 1971, but returned in 1986.
Folk singer Bob Dylan performs a controversial but influential electric folk-rock concert at the Newport Folk Festival. 1969 Newport Bridge opens. Newport Folk Festival held for the final time before a 16-year hiatus. 1972 - Newport Jazz Festival moves to New York City; 1976 - Brenton Point State Park established. 1978 - Naval War College ...
The Newport Folk Festival is this weekend, and fans are already speculating as to who the special guest performer (or performers!) could be.. Special guest performers have graced the stage many ...
NEWPORT – In the early afternoon on Sunday, traffic on America’s Cup was a lethargic crawl. Down at Fort Adams, the last day of the Newport Folk Festival was already in swing, the parking ...
Newport Pop Festival, held in Costa Mesa, California, in 1968, or sequel, billed as Newport 69, held in Northridge, California in 1969 Newport Beach Film Festival (begun 1999), a film festival held in Newport Beach, California