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Baez is generally regarded as a folk singer, but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s and encompasses genres such as folk rock, pop, country, and gospel music. She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for songs like 'There But for Fortune,' 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' and 'Diamonds and Rust.'
Aug 27, 2024 · Joan Baez (born January 9, 1941, Staten Island, New York, U.S.) is an American folksinger and political activist who interested young audiences in folk music during the 1960s. Despite the inevitable fading of the folk music revival, Baez continued to be a popular performer into the 21st century.
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- Joan Baez is an American folksinger and political activist who interested young audiences in folk music during the 1960s. She is known for songs su...
- Joan Baez married David Harris in 1968, who was a leader in the national movement to oppose the draft and who served nearly two years in prison for...
- Joan Baez released her first solo album Joan Baez in 1960.
- Joan Baez was romantically involved with Bob Dylan for several years. David Hajdu’s Positively 4th Street (2001) chronicles her relationship with D...
- Joan Baez's album Where Are You Now, My Son? was released in 1973. The title track is a 23-minute spoken-word piece punctuated with sound clips tha...
May 15, 2024 · Joan Baez, a PBS documentary featuring concert and other footage and an interview, premieres. Joan travels to the Middle East to meet with and sing for the people of Israel, West Bank, and Gaza Strip.
Oct 6, 2023 · Joan Baez is many things: singer, civil rights activist, mother, dog lover. But hate it or love it, the 82-year-old icon is also inextricably linked to Bob Dylan, with whom she had a passionate...
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Oct 7, 2023 · Folk musician Joan Baez was in the public eye for years, but a new documentary reveals the mental health issues she dealt with privately. NPR's Scott Simon asks Baez about the film.