Apr252024

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 sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) second marriage Read more on Last.fm

Track: Amazing Grace 1978

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Diamonds And Rust
1023213
2The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
482008
3Here's To You
381579
4Blowin' In The Wind
281750
5Silver Dagger
243236
6House of the Rising Sun
238852
7Donna Donna
203386
8Forever Young
135381
9Sweet Sir Galahad
116567
10Imagine
94107

Other Album Releases:

Live At Woodstock
Whistle Down The Wind
The Complete Gold Castle Masters
Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration
Play Me Backward
How Sweet The Sound
Ring Them Bells (Collector's Edition / Live)
Gone From Danger
Day After Tomorrow
Vanguard Visionaries

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