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Jean Cornett

Jean Cornett (1929 – 2015) was an American festival producer who, with her husband Bob, founded the Festival of the Bluegrass near Lexington, Kentucky, in 1974. In 1985 the couple opened the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, which grew into a major venue for festivals of many genres. The Cornetts received IBMA's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1998.

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