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Results for Joan BaezWhen 19 year-old Joan Baez emerged on the modern music scene in 1960, a prolific songstress whose beauty and appeal belied her great courage was introduced to a world hoping for change and daring to attempt it. In her stunning soprano, Baez sang of social change and inspiration, fueling the anti-war movement and other important causes with sweetly sung lyrics that inspired, enraged and engaged. She not only created an endless list of her own songs but covered folk classics from early icons including Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs and spoke from a personal place upon the imprisonment of her husband, David Harris, in 1968. Baez transcends trends, turning rock tunes into lullabies, and continues to amaze with her fusion of incandescent voice with social conscience....more
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by Bob Hill•June 25, 2008•
In A Freewheelin’ Time Rotolo uses her relationship with Dylan as the focal point for everything else happening around them. And in that sense Bob Dylan plays a central role. But—to her credit—Rotolo never exploits the relationship for her own purpose. And she doesn’t waste entire chapters obsessing over Dylan’s every whim. She describes him as someone who was immensely talented, and often difficult.
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by Denise Sullivan•January 9, 2008•
One man, a guitar, and a serious message: That would describe Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Joe Strummer; their sisters in arms include Joan Baez and Ani DiFranco, among others. But when it comes to ‘60s folkman Phil Ochs and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello
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by David Rensin•December 26, 2007•
OAKLAND – "My band's dictatorship and Edgar's is a democracy," Johnny Winter blurted out through the hotel-room haze after playing the last of three Winter Brothers jams. "We've finally established our own identities. But it doesn't mean we can't still play together."
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by Mary Harron•December 19, 2007•
In 1959 Joan Baez walked out on stage at the Newport Folk Festival and touched off a wave of adulation that was to reach almost religious proportions. She became the first post-rock ‘n’ roll youth idol, the patron saint of the new folk music: Time magazine ran a rather bemused cover story on the Baez phenomenon, fans would ask for locks of her hair.
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by j. poet•September 5, 2007•
“I’ve got a big one,” Ian Hunter whispers by way of introducing “Words (Big Mouth)”, the first song on his new album, Shrunken Heads. It’s the kind of off-hand remark
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1/31/2007
As much as I like Joan Baez, I am very dissapointed at the lack of Bob's songs in a concert tour that HE headlined.
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1/10/2007
Hello Just came across you - a wonderful sit - I am listening to Joan Baez and also enjoyed the Rolling Thunder Revue...
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12/13/2006
Thank you Lee, it was getting lonely over here in the
LZ-is-over-rated camp.
I love the fishing that’s...
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12/11/2006
Page is God....you sir, obviously have no clue what Rock n Roll is all about. Led Zeppelin IS Rock n Roll. Go listen to...
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11/29/2006
incase anyone missed the 5 new concerts added on 11/28 they are,
1.Joan Baez 3/23/75
2.Bobby Bare 5/28/83 ...
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