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Joan Baez

Also known as Joan Chandos Báez, Joan Báez, Joan C. Baez

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

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Joan Baez is an American folk musician born in 1941 who became known for performing and recording contemporary folk music. She is a significant figure in American music history for her contributions to the folk music genre.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1941
Works: 21

Top works

And Then I Wrote ..
Joan Baez Song Book
And a Voice to Sing With
Daybreak
One day at a time

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: United States
Active from: 1941-01-09

2008 universal fire victimacousticamericanamericanacountryfolk

Discography

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,068,254
Total plays: 18,942,950

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Quotes

“The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of nonviolence has been the organization of violence.”
“You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.”
“I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.”
“If we survive this century it will only be because you and I refuse to become Nazis.”
“Blessed are the persecuted And blessed are the pure in heart Blessed are the merciful And blessed are the ones who mourn”
“Against us is the law With its immensity of strength and power Against us is the law! Police know how to make a man A guilty or an innocent Against us is the power of police! The shameless lies that men have told Will ever more be paid in gold Against us is the power of the gold! Against us is racial hatred And the simple fact that we are poorMy father dear, I am a prisoner Don't be ashamed to tell my crime The crime of love and brotherhood And only silence is shame”

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Joan Baez, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Joan Chandos Baez (/baɪz/, Spanish: [ˈbaes]; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.

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. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert, all achieved gold record status. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets others' work, having recorded many traditional songs and songs written by the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Violeta Parra, the Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and many others. She was one of the first major artists to record songs by Bob Dylan in the early 1960s; Baez was already an internationally celebrated artist and did much to popularize his early songwriting efforts. Her tumultuous relationship with Dylan later became the subject of songs by each of them and generated much public speculation. On her later albums she has found success interpreting the work of more recent songwriters, including Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Steve Earle, Natalie Merchant, and Joe Henry.

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