Joan Baez

Joan Baez 180 gram edition

Joan Baez is one of the most influential performers in folk music

history. She was a leading light in the musical protest movement

led by Pete Seeger. This brought her into contact with an up-andcoming

young troubadour named Bob Dylan, whom she met in

1961 in New York's Greenwich Village. Her self-titled debut

album, 'Joan Baez', brought her

to public attention following her discovery at the 1959 Newport

Folk Festival - her first professional engagement

coinciding with the first festival. A plainly produced, live-sounding

vocal and guitar album featuring a repertoire of traditional folk

songs, it put Joan firmly on the map. In 2007 she finally picked up

a Grammy for lifetime achievement.