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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 sister Mimi Fariña’s ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) 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 confirm the song as the 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 sister Mimi Fariña’s ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) 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 confirm the song as the 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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sepehri wrote:
God! She's an angel!
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DrowsyDragon wrote:
To me, she's been an inspiration as a woman in music. Really admire her.
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VK1990 wrote:
East Virginia
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Happy MLK Day!
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tabbouleh_guy wrote:
so...diamonds and rust is the only album i have of hers, but i've had it for years and consistently listen to it. i also have farewell angelina, but don't really like it, only spun it a few times. where should i go from here? i want more gold like D&R...
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RaiqueThrasher wrote:
Very good.
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Wiracocha wrote:
Just too good.
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PseudoHaptic wrote:
It took me way too long to appreciate her, but I'm so happy that I finally do.
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crazzzymouse wrote:
B-)
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Queen of Folk!
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EwKrusten wrote:
Chill inducing. [2]
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clovisguerim wrote:
Goddess!
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top20fanatico wrote:
Folk's Living Legend <3
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gwenay wrote:
I believe she was Dylan's girlfriend at one time--thus the song Diamonds & Rust is written for Dylan.
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1969SL wrote:
What a beautiful,talented and brave lady. Was hugely successful and influential in her time and than music industry completely ignored her for the last 20 or so years - but if her homeland don't care,other parts of the world always welcomed and cherished her. How many of us warmed up to Dylan songs because of her singing.
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CursedEvil wrote:
I hope she'll tour in the USA in 2012 again. I met her back in 2010, took pictures and stuff, here in Germany. I still can't believe it!!
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zgs7 wrote:
:)
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CWAS91 wrote:
Chill inducing.
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BarneyJWY wrote:
Oh, was that a joke? Okay, carry on.
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rainy-dog wrote:
why do you take everything so seriously?
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