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1965 Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announced
Here is the complete lineup for the 7th annual Newport Folk Festival which took place from Thursday, July 22nd 1965 until Sunday, July 25th 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island.
The lineup features Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Maybelle Carter, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Peter, Paul & Mary, Pete Seeger, Eric Von Schmidt, Odetta, Lightnin' Hopkins, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Hamilton Camp & Gordon Lightfoot.
Here is the full lineup for each day of the festival:
Thursday, July 22nd 1965:
Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman
Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers
Maybelle Carter
Cajun Band
Rev. Gary Davis
Lilly Bros. & Tex Logan
New Lost City Ramblers
Eck Robertson
Josh White
Friday, July 23rd 1965:
Cape Breton Singers
Roscoe Holcomb
Sam & Kirk McGee & Arthur Smith
Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
Moving Star Hall Singers
New York Street Games
Arthur Nicolle
Larry Older
Dock Reese & Texas Work Song Group
Pete Seeger
Ed Young & Southern Fife & Drum Corps
Annie Walters
Saturday, July 24th 1965:
Horton Barker
Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman
Theodore Bikel
Oscar Brand
Ian & Sylvia
Norman Kennedy
Kweskin Jug Band
A.L Lloyd
Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys
New England Contra Dancers
Joe Patterson
Sunday, July 25th 1965:
Fiddler Beers Family
Len Chandler
Cousin Emmy
Ronnie Gilbert
Fannie Lou Hamer
Ishangi Dance Troupe
Mance Lipscomb
Moving Star Hall Singers
Peter, Paul & Mary
Jean Ritchie
Eric Von Schmidt
Byron & Lue Berline
Blue Ridge Mountain Dancers
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Hamilton Camp
Chambers Brothers
Charles River Valley Boys
Mimi & Dick Farina
Kathy & Carol
John Koerner
Gordon Lightfoot
Bernice Reagon
Pat Sky
Mark Spoelstra
Gaslight Records will be bringing you updates in July from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival as they occurred 50 Years Ago.