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> [An eighty-nine year old kid from Boston playing a blues in New Orleans takes a lot of chutzpah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/an-eighty-nine-year-old-kid-from-boston-playing-a-blues-in-new/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

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## More by George Wein

> [Rhode Island has become a second home to me after being involved in its cultural life for over 61 years. I look upon it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/rhode-island-has-become-a-second-home-to-me-after-being-involved-in/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

> [Creating festivals made a major impact on society in general because you couldn't draw large crowds indoors. At Newport we were soon drawing crowds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/creating-festivals-made-a-major-impact-on-society-in-general-because/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

> [An eighty-nine year old kid from Boston playing a blues in New Orleans takes a lot of chutzpah.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/an-eighty-nine-year-old-kid-from-boston-playing-a-blues-in-new/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

> [History has a way of coming back to you. In the case of Janis Joplin appearing at the festival in 1968, her performance affected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/history-has-a-way-of-coming-back-to-you-in-the-case-of-janis-joplin/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

> [I got more publicity for not doing a festival than for doing the festival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-wein/i-got-more-publicity-for-not-doing-a-festival-than-for-doing-the/)

[George Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-wein/)

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