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George Wein has died at 95

Rhodyspit75

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George Wein founded the Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 and the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. The Jazz Festival is known as the Granddaddy of all festivals.
 
The man who founded the modern music festival had some impressive friends -

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Thanks George. RIP.
Tom M.
 
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