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Joan Baez On 'Whistle Down The Wind' And Working Through Pessimism

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Joan Baez On 'Whistle Down The Wind' And Working Through Pessimism

February 27, 2018 • The folk star discusses crafting her first album in a decade, and how protests — and protest anthems — have changed since the 1960s.

Joan Baez On 'Whistle Down The Wind' And Working Through Pessimism

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Review: Joan Baez, 'Whistle Down The Wind'

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Review: Joan Baez, 'Whistle Down The Wind'

February 22, 2018 • With songs written by Tom Waits and Anohni, this timely collection is concerned about the lingering negative reverberations from global discord.

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

July 24, 2017 • NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam And Journey Entering Rock's Hall Of Fame

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Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam And Journey Entering Rock's Hall Of Fame

December 20, 2016 • They'll be joined by Yes, Electric Light Orchestra and Joan Baez in the performer category. Chic maestro and David Bowie producer Nile Rodgers will receive an award for musical excellence.

A White House Concert With Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson And More

February 10, 2010 • President Obama and the First Lady hosted a concert for Black History Month, featuring performances by Bob Dylan, Natalie Cole, Jennifer Hudson, Joan Baez, Smokey Robinson and more.

A White House Concert With Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson And More

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An Interview With Newport Folk Producer Jay Sweet

July 30, 2009 • All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen recently spoke with festival producer Jay Sweet about what's in store for the Newport Folk Festival.

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Joan Baez: Playing For 'Tomorrow'

September 7, 2008 • Joan Baez's sterling voice, the songs she sings and her commitment to society's underdogs have had a profound influence on American culture. Baez talks about her new record, Day After Tomorrow, and performs songs from the album at NPR's New York studio.

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Joan Baez's 'Dark Chords'

October 4, 2003 • Joan Baez was in her late teens when her performance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival and her self-titled debut album of traditional folk songs thrust her into the spotlight. Four decades later, the voice on her new CD — the first from her in six years — is huskier, a bit rougher perhaps, but no less powerful. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Baez about Dark Chords on a Big Guitar.

Joan Baez's 'Dark Chords'

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'Positively 4th Street'

July 9, 2001 • A new book by David Hadju describes the heyday of folk music in Greenwich Village and the relationships between stars like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Richard and Mimi Farina. NPR's Melissa Block takes a tour through today's Village with the author of Positively 4th Street, and talks to some of its denizens.

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July 10, 2001 • Writer David Hajdu is the author of the new book, Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina, and Richard Farina. (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux). The book focuses on the early 1960s when the four of them changed the nature of popular music. Hajdu is also the author of the award-winning biography, Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. Hajdu also writes for The New York Times Magazine, and Vanity Fair.

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Joan Baez On Mountain Stage

October 15, 2012 • The singer-songwriter and political activist has been making music for more than 50 years. In this set, recorded in 2003, she covers songs by Steve Earle, Natalie Merchant and Greg Brown.

Joan Baez On Mountain Stage

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August 2, 2009 • Just one year after her first Newport appearance, Baez released her self-titled debut. It would become the mark of her music that it was inextricably linked to social and political change.

Joan Baez: Newport Folk 2009

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Joan Baez Sings For 'Tomorrow'

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January 13, 2009 • On Day After Tomorrow, Joan Baez's first album in five years, she takes on songs written by composers as diverse as Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits and Patty Griffin. Here, the legendary folksinger plays songs and discusses her early Quaker influences, as well as her experience meeting Martin Luther King Jr.

Joan Baez in Studio on World Cafe 11/27/08

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