The Newport jazz festival and its younger sibling, the Newport folk festival, have been cultural institutions for more than a half century. Created by George Wein of New York and Louis and Elaine Lorillard of Newport, the festivals have made beautiful music – and sometimes history – over the decades, bringing fame, people and dollars
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