Around the same time I began exploring
Cher’s ‘70s music I also discovered the music of another dark lady- Joan Baez- through her best known ‘70s songs like “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “Diamonds & Rust”. But of course it was through her ’60
folk music that Baez became iconic and she will be forever linked with
Bob Dylan whose songs she helped introduce to the world. Like
Cher, Joan Baez was not the female image being sold in the ‘60s- she wasn’t pale, blonde, and dumb- quite the opposite. Yet Baez- like
Dylan- helped influence a generation to think, to care, and to try to change the world- which they did. Here are some of my favorite Joan Baez songs- six written by
Dylan. Enjoy!
01. Joan Baez – “A-Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (1965)
02. Joan Baez – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” (1971)
03. Joan Baez – “Diamonds & Rust” (1975)
04. Joan Baez – “Farewell, Angelina” (1965)
05. Joan Baez – “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (1965)
06. Joan Baez – “Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word” (1968)
07. Joan Baez – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Live)” (1963)
08. Joan Baez – “Forever Young (Live)” (1975)
09. Joan Baez – “God Is God (Live)” (2016)
10. Joan Baez – “We Shall Overcome (Live)” (1963)
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