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Joan Baez
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Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer/songwriter of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early ’60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry.
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably “Diamonds & Rust,” a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and “Sweet Sir Galahad,” a song about her late sister Mimi Fariña’s second marriage) and continued to meld her songcraft with topical issues. She was outspoken in her disapproval of the Vietnam war and later the CIA-backed coups in many Latin American countries.
She was also instrumental in the Civil Rights movement, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King on many occassions and being jailed for her beliefs. In 1963, her performance of “We Shall Overcome” at the Lincoln Memorial just prior to Dr. King’s famous “I Have A Dream…” speech helped turn the song into a Civil Rights anthem.
In December 1972, she traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and was caught in that country’s “Christmas Campaign,” in which the U.S. bombed the city more times than any other during the entire war. While pregnant with her only son, Gabriel, she performed a handful of songs in the middle of the night on day one of the 1969 Woodstock festival. She is considered the “Queen of Folk” for being at the forefront of the 1960s folk revival and inspiring generations of female folksingers that followed. Nearly fifty years after she first began singing publicly in 1958, Joan Baez continues to tour, demonstrate in favor of human rights and nonviolence, and release albums for a world of devoted fans.
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably “Diamonds & Rust,” a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and “Sweet Sir Galahad,” a song about her late sister Mimi Fariña’s second marriage) and continued to meld her songcraft with topical issues. She was outspoken in her disapproval of the Vietnam war and later the CIA-backed coups in many Latin American countries.
She was also instrumental in the Civil Rights movement, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King on many occassions and being jailed for her beliefs. In 1963, her performance of “We Shall Overcome” at the Lincoln Memorial just prior to Dr. King’s famous “I Have A Dream…” speech helped turn the song into a Civil Rights anthem.
In December 1972, she traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and was caught in that country’s “Christmas Campaign,” in which the U.S. bombed the city more times than any other during the entire war. While pregnant with her only son, Gabriel, she performed a handful of songs in the middle of the night on day one of the 1969 Woodstock festival. She is considered the “Queen of Folk” for being at the forefront of the 1960s folk revival and inspiring generations of female folksingers that followed. Nearly fifty years after she first began singing publicly in 1958, Joan Baez continues to tour, demonstrate in favor of human rights and nonviolence, and release albums for a world of devoted fans.
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Forever Young
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Simple Twist of Fate
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flipchoa wrote:
Pretty voice, very passionate. She likes what she does!
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shrewlike wrote:
Her voice is so classical.
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MadameSerpent wrote:
Oh, I wish I could see her, just for a second, she's my heroine.
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Leadbelly_ wrote:
A living legend. I'm gonna go see her in The Royal Albert Hall in October :)
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Sandara29 wrote:
Joan é a melhor da música americanna, sem dúvidas... Joan é tudo de bom!
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drfriend wrote:
Big LOVE!
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ewa-emmerich wrote:
her version "The House Carpenter"... ♥♥♥
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brigitS wrote:
sung to me by my mother as lullabies and I'll be singing them to mine as lullabies. Always loved her voice and phrasing and songs and everything
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moonblissser wrote:
haha, she actually endorsed obama. :)
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Andimia wrote:
Joan Baez '08!!
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st0mpr wrote:
Her cover of Bob Dylan's song Boots of Spanish Laether is fantastic, what a voice!
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distritoeme wrote:
muy grande!
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minduli91 wrote:
Why on earth I haven't found her earlier?? I have listened 60 and hippie stuff all my life but found this just now.
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Niedowiarek wrote:
Thanks moonblissser, I'll check it out :)
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krishen wrote:
farewell Joan
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hydrogenjukebox wrote:
I'd say Dark Chords on a Big Guitar, Gone From Danger or Play Me Backwards. Love them.
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obscuredisorder wrote:
omfg
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moonblissser wrote:
Niedowiarek - try Farewell, Angelina
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flavatar wrote:
Shee is by far the #1. Period.
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Niedowiarek wrote:
Started with Diamonds & Rust - what album(s) would you recommend next? Such a charming voice...
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Vicar St, Baile Átha Cliath, Dublin, Ireland
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Joan Baez
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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