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.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 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...

May 15, 2024 · As the “Fare Thee Well” tour began in Stockholm (March 2018), Joan released her first new studio album in a decade, Whistle Down The Wind, produced by Joe Henry. Joan recognized some of her favorite songwriters, from Tom Waits and Mary Chapin Carpenter, to Eliza Gilkyson and Josh Ritter.

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.'

Apr 18, 2024 · Joan Baez suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder, neuroses and panic attacks for decades. Joan Baez, 83, smiles when asked why she has decided to share with the world all this...

She is best known for her 1970s hits "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". She is also known for "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "Joe Hill." She sang these songs at the 1969 Woodstock festival and the songs became famous.

Her first album for Vanguard, "Joan Baez" (1960), was a huge success. The following year, she met Bob Dylan and released her second very successful album, followed the year later by many southern civil-rights performances and Grammy nominated "Joan Baez in Concert".

Joan Baez, (born Jan. 9, 1941, Staten Island, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. folksinger and activist. She moved often as a child, receiving little musical training, but she became influential in the 1960s folk-song revival.

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