Joan Baez

About Joan Baez

Joan Baez is a folk singer, songwriter and activist known for songs such as Diamonds & Rust, Joe Hill, Farewell, Angelina, and We Shall Overcome. In a career spanning over half a century, she has recorded songs by notable artists and bands such as Paul Simon, the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Leonard Cohen and several others.

Career

She was performing in clubs until she met Bob Gibson who invited her to perform with him at the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. Her performance at the festival led to a record deal and the release of her album Joan Baez in 1960, which marked the beginning of her professional musical career proper.

Personal Life

She married David Harris in 1968 and had a son named Gabriel with him before the marriage ended in February 1974.

Joan Baez photo gallery

Title

Joan Baez concert in Dresden / Germany, July 2008

Author

Ralf Schulze from Koblenz, Germany

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dresden_07_2008_135_(2684499251).jpg

License

CC BY 2.0

Title

Einmalige Union von Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Santana, Mai 1984, Hamburg

Author

Heinrich Klaffs

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dylan-Baez-Santana.jpg

License

CC BY-SA 2.0

Title

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2005. Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, CA. Photo by Ron Baker.

Author

Ron Baker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsnake)

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HSB_2005_-_Joan_Baez.jpg

License

CC BY-SA 2.0

Title

taken on 8/13/09 at a concert in Seattle.

Author

Zoni4316

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jb081309seattle.JPG

License

Public domain

Title

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Entertainment: Vocalist Joan Baez. A sign hanging near the microphones reads "We Shall Overcome." ], 08/28/1963

Author

Scherman, Rowland, U.S. Information Agency. Press and Publications Service. (ca. 1953 - ca. 1978)

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joan_Baez_1963.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Entertainment: closeup view of vocalists Joan Baez and Bob Dylan.], 08/28/1963

Author

Rowland Scherman

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joan_Baez_Bob_Dylan.jpg

License

Public domain

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F.A.Q. about Joan Baez

When is her birthday?

Joan Baez's birthday is on January 9, 1941.

In how many days is her birthday?

Joan's birthday is in 259 days

How old is she?

She is 83 years old.

Where is Joan from?

She was born in Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S..