"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Folk singer Joan Baez is legendary for her protest songs, having written and performed songs promoting ...

Nick Spitzer: I wonder, is there a single love song over the years that most endures for you? Joan Baez: A single love song? NS: Or, you know, any one of a number, whether we’re talking the any of the ...

Bob Dylan called it her “heart-stopping soprano,” and it’s true that when Joan Baez unleashed that pure, angelic voice on the protest song “We Shall Overcome,” you could believe we would, indeed, ...

When two songwriters fall in and out of love, it’s almost guaranteed that a heart-wrenching song or two will come out of the relationship—as exemplified by the songs Joan Baez wrote about Bob Dylan ...

It really doesn’t matter that Joan Baez, by her own report, hasn’t written a song in 20 years. With dozens of classic songs such as “Diamonds & Rust” and “Only Heaven Knows” in her songwriting catalog ...

The opening moments of a new documentary film show an artist with one of the most extraordinary voices of all time working with a vocal coach to get through a farewell tour. UNIDENTIFIED VOCAL COACH: ...

Sound problems couldn't dampen spirits at Glide Memorial Church's annual fundraiser, where Joan Baez was honored with the inaugural Lizzie Glide Spirit Award for her longtime activism.

Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs from Odetta, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and more. By Jon Pareles The biopic, with Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, is peppered with ...

One of America’s best-known folksingers was around 13 the first time somebody called her “a dumb Mexican.” Joan Baez says in a new film that a teacher told her that she “was the highest breed of ...