Festival No. 0000579 · Est. 1963
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The details
- Venue
- Newport Folk Festival 1965
- City
- Newport, US
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About the artists
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Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, United States, on 24 May 1941. Plays blues, blues rock, classic rock, contemporary folk, country, country rock, folk, folk rock. -
Chambers Brothers formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1954. Plays gospel, psychedelic rock, psychedelic soul, soul, spirituals.
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Gordon Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Canada, on 17 November 1938, and died on 1 May 2023, aged 84. Plays contemporary folk, country, folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Joan Baez was born in Staten Island, United States, on 9 January 1941. Plays americana, country, folk, folk rock, gospel, pop, rock, roots rock.
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Pete Seeger was born in Manhattan, United States, on 3 May 1919, and died on 27 January 2014, aged 94. Plays contemporary folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Peter, Paul & Mary formed in New York, United States, in 1961, and split up in 2009, after 48 years. Plays folk.