The rhythm on Eric Clapton’s famous version of “Crossroads” was taken from Muddy Waters’ 1951 song “Honey Bee”

To showcase their musical culture, the City of New Orleans put on The International Jazzfest in 1968 & 1969, before George Wein, the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, re-tooled into The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1970 — which has continued for over fifty years.

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