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Guitar Greats Gather For Gibson Festival

Bo Diddley, the Steve Morse Band, James Cotton, and Charlie Hunter will be among the axemen performing at the Gibson Guitar Festival, to be held July 25-26 in Newport, R.I. The fretmaker's first title sponsorship, the two-day event will feature over 20 rock, blues, and jazz acts plying their craft in a fair-like setting. Other scheduled performers include the Meters, the Radiators, Sue Foley, Kelly Willis, and Nils Lofgren.

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