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FILE - The group Phish, drummer Jon Fishman, guitarist Trey Anastasio, center, and bassist Mike Gordon, perform in this Dec. 31, 2002 file photo at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)

BURLINGTON, Vt. – As a Greek immigrant who came to the United States in 1956, Nectar Rorris never imagined the Vermont restaurant and music club he opened 50 years ago would become synonymous with Phish , but he credits the jam band with giving Nectar’s a national spotlight and making it a place sought out by local and traveling musicians alike.

“Phish made Nectar's,” the 86-year-old Rorris said recently.

Phish meanwhile credits Rorris with their early success, giving them a stage to experiment on when they were starting out in the early '80s.

But now, the

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