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When was Skip James rediscovered?
For the next thirty years since the 1930s, Skip James recorded nothing and performed sporadically. He was virtually unknown to listeners until about 1960.
What happened in 1960 with Skip James?
In 1964, blues enthusiasts John Fahey, Bill Barth, and Henry Vestine found Skip James in a hospital in Tunica, Mississippi.
How did Skip James end up in the hospital?
What happened after the hospital with Skip James?
In July 1964 Skip James and other rediscovered musicians appeared at the Newport Folk Festival.
Did Skip James and the other rediscovered musicians make music after the Newport Folk Festival?

Question: what were peoples reactions?
Self-contained rewrite: What were people's reactions to the rediscovered Skip James at the Newport Folk Festival?