Editing New Bedford, Massachusetts (section)

===Music===
New Bedford has had a sporadic history of successful musicians. During the 1970s, [[Tavares (group)|Tavares]], a [[Rhythm and blues]]  group made up of five brothers from New Bedford, became a chart topping success with such songs as "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" and "More Than a Woman". In 1999, the pop group LFO ([[Lyte Funky Ones]]), whose group member Harold "Devin" Lima is from New Bedford, had a hit single with their song "Summer Girls". [[Have Heart]], a [[Straight-edge]] [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] band, were formed in New Bedford in 2002, before breaking up in 2009. Most recently, the hardcore punk band [[A Wilhelm Scream]] has gained some success, having been added to the 2005 [[Warped Tour]] lineup. New Bedford natives Hector Barros and Scott Ross were members of the [[hip-hop]] group [[Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch]], led by actor [[Mark Wahlberg]]. They achieved success with their 1991 single, [[Good Vibrations (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch song)|Good Vibrations]], which reached number one in the U.S., Sweden, and Switzerland. [[Josh Newton (musician)|Josh Newton]] from the band [[Every Time I Die]] was born in New Bedford.

[[Quinn Sullivan (musician)|Quinn Sullivan]] (born March 26, 1999) is a [[blues]] guitarist from New Bedford. Quinn has performed on stage with [[Buddy Guy]] and [[B.B. King]] and has played in venues such as the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the [[Orpheum Theatre (Boston)|Orpheum Theatre]] in Boston, [[Buddy Guy's Legends]] in Chicago, and on [[The Oprah Winfrey Show]], [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', [[Lollapalooza]] and [[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]. In April 2013 he played at [[Madison Square Garden]] with his mentor Buddy Guy during the first night of the 2013 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/crossroads-guitar-festival-2013-gallery-1.1315817?pmSlide=11|title=Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 - Photos - Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013|website=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-date=May 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524094426/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/crossroads-guitar-festival-2013-gallery-1.1315817?pmSlide=11|url-status=live}}</ref>

The accordionist and [[accordion]] instructor Aldo DeRossi (1917–2010) composed the ''Whaling City Concerto'' in 1992, honoring New Bedford.<ref name="Accoridon">{{cite web|title=Memorial|url=http://www.ameraccord.com/memorial.html#dero|website=American Accordionists' Association|publisher=Accordions Worldwide|access-date=April 6, 2017|ref=Accordion|language=en|date=2010|archive-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402185120/http://www.ameraccord.com/memorial.html#dero|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:2019 New Bedford Folk Festival.jpg|thumb|2019 New Bedford Folk Festival]]
The city is the home of the [[Zeiterion Theater|Zeiterion Performing Arts Center]], the home venue of the [[New Bedford Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zeiterion.org/|title=Zeiterion Performing Arts Center - Official Site|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626235554/https://zeiterion.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Summerfest''', a multi-stage folk music festival at the State Pier, was inaugurated in 1996.<ref name="NBFF">{{cite web |title=2022 |url=https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/history |website=New Bedford Folk Festival |publisher=Zeiterion performing arts center |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206000656/https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/history |archive-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref> By 2012 the event was drawing 10,000 to 20,000 people and was rebranded as the '''New Bedford Folk Festival'''.<ref name="Sherman">{{cite news |last1=Sherman |first1=Natalie |title=Summerfest rebranding as New Bedford Folk Festival |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2012/12/04/summerfest-rebranding-as-new-bedford/49228616007/ |access-date=May 11, 2023 |date=December 3, 2012}}</ref> The festival held its 25th and final event in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Bedford Folk Festival |url=https://www.newbedfordfolkfestival.com/ |website=New Bedford Folk Festival |publisher=Zeiterion Performing Arts Center |access-date=May 11, 2023 |quote=, the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center announces the conclusion of the New Bedford Folk Festival}}</ref>