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Mar 28, 2024 · Joan Baez is an American folksinger and political activist who was in the forefront of the 1960s folk music revival and continued to be a popular performer into the 21st century. She won acclaim for her political commitment and unmistakable voice.
Oct 7, 2023 · October 7, 20237:58 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. Scott Simon. 9-Minute Listen. Playlist. Folk musician Joan Baez was in the public eye for years, but a new documentary reveals the...
Oct 6, 2023 · Oct. 6, 2023, 5:04 AM PDT. By Raul A. Reyes. One of America’s best-known folksingers was around 13 the first time somebody called her “a dumb Mexican.” Joan Baez says in a new film that a...
Oct 6, 2023 · USA TODAY. 0:05. 1:16. 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...
Nov 4, 2023 · Matt Sayles/SAYLES, via Associated Press. By Kathryn Shattuck. Nov. 4, 2023. About seven years ago, Joan Baez — singer, activist, icon — decided she was ready. “I wanted to do what I called ...
Apr 5, 2017 · Joan Baez’s Fighting Side: The Life and Times of a Secret Badass. The Sixties icon helped invent the idea of the protest singer – more than five decades later, she's still at it. By David...
Nov 9, 2023 · Nov. 8, 2023 4:33 PM PT. At just 22 years old, Joan Baez led an estimated crowd of 250,000 in song at the 1963 March on Washington. It was one of countless performances Baez has given at...