So he can't call it the Newport Folk Festival, but a rose by any other name... George Wein started the Newport Folk Festival 50 years ago, and when new owners couldn't turn it into the Bonnaroo of the Northeast, he reclaimed it just in time to celebrate a half century of amazing music.
He, and longtime musical cohort, Pete Seeger, spoke to Vanity Fair.
Folk Festival 50 in Newport, takes place this weekend. Here's the lineup.
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