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Joan Baez

Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer and a songwriter who is 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 si ... ster 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. Over 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. See more [+]

Diamonds And Rust |||||

Well I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's n...

Donna Donna |||||

On a wagon bound for market there's a calf with a mournful e...

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down |||||

Virgil Caine is my name, and I drove on the Danville train ...

Dona |||||

On a wagon bound for market, There's a calf with a mournful ...

Guantanamera |||||

Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera Guantanamera, guajira Gua...

Banks Of Ohio |||||

I asked my love, to take a walk, to take Down beside where t...

500 Miles |||||

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone Y...

La Llorona |||||

Todos me dicen el negro, llorona Negro pero cariñoso Todos m...

Banks Of The Ohio |||||

I asked my love to take a walk To take a walk, just a little...

All My Trials |||||

Hush little baby, don't you cry You know your mama was born ...

Here's To You |||||

Here's to you, Nicola and Bart Rest forever here in our hear...

Wildwood Flower |||||

verse 1 I will twine with my mingles of raven black hair Wit...

El Preso Numero Nueve |||||

Al preso número nueve ya lo van a confesar, está rezando en ...

Carrickfergus |||||

I wish I was in Carrickfergus, Only for nights in Ballygrant...

Joe Hill |||||

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as you and me Say...

Plaisir D'amour |||||

Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment, Chagrin d'amour dure t...

Sweet Sir Galahad |||||

VERSE In the middle of the night When the moon was in the ...

Go Way From My Window |||||

And bother me no more And bother me no more I'll go tell all...

Silent Running |||||

Earth between my toes and a flower in my hair that's what I ...

House Of The Rising Sun |||||

verse 1 There is a house in New Orleans, They call the Risi...

Barbara Allen |||||

Twas in the merry month of May, When green buds all were swe...

Catch The Wind |||||

In the chilly hours and minutes Of uncertainty, I want to be...

Hello In There |||||

Had an apartment in the city, Me and Loretta liked living th...

Mary Hamilton |||||

Word is to the kitchen gone, and word is to the hall, And wo...

God Is God |||||

I believein prophecy. Some folks see things not everybody ca...

Gulf Winds |||||

It's only when the high winds blow that I wish my hair was l...

Where Have All The Flowers Gone |||||

Where have all the flowers gone, Long time passing Where ha...

The Unquiet Grave |||||

verse 1 Cold blows the wind to my true love And gently drops...

Wild Mountain Thyme |||||

Oh, the summer time is coming And the leaves are sweetly blo...

Silver Dagger |||||

Don't sing love songs, you'll wake my mother She's sleeping ...

East Virginia |||||

I was born in East Virginia, North Carolina I did roam. Ther...

Rejoice In The Sun |||||

Heels of children like a forest is your Doomed in his innoce...

Farewell Angelina |||||

Farewell Angelina The bells of the crown Are being stolen by...

With God On Our Side |||||

If you prefer not to use those, simply use the same chords a...

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You |||||

Leave you when ol'summer time, summer comes a-rolling Leave ...

Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens |||||

verse 1 Come all ye fair and tender maidens Take warning ho...

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