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Joan Baez

Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and civil rights activist.

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Graffiti picture of Bob Dylan: then and now.

Poet and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan turns 80

Bob Dylan's songs were the soundtrack of her youth: DW's Susanne Spröer on the musical legend's monumental birthday.
MusicMay 23, 2021
Musician Joan Baez playing guitar

Joan Baez turns 80: How she made me a political person

Singer-songwriter, folk music icon and civil rights activist: DW's Susanne Spröer recalls how Baez changed her life.
CultureJanuary 8, 2021
Woodstock Festival

Woodstock 1969: a shift in pop culture

As Woodstock 50 is officially cancelled, here's a look back at the real thing.
CultureAugust 1, 20199 images
Joan Baez smiles onstage while plying the guitar

American folk legend Joan Baez announces farewell tour

The singer-songwriter and activist will stop touring in November after more than five decades of peforming live.
MusicFebruary 27, 2018
New York Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Chuck Berry Tribute

Pearl Jam and Baez lead Rock Hall class of '17

Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder urged action against global warming, while Baez boasted of her social activism.
CultureApril 8, 2017
Joan Baez

Joan Baez' anti-Trump song goes viral

Before her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, folk legend Joan Baez condemns the new US president with a ditty.
MusicApril 6, 2017
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@dwnews - Social media embraces Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize win

PoliticsOctober 14, 201602:51 min
Joan Baez

Human being, pacifist, folk singer: Joan Baez turns 75

Joan Baez remains one of the strongest voices of pacifism. The "Queen of Folk Music" turns 75 on January 9.
January 8, 2016
Ai Weiwei and Joan Baez, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa

Conscience ambassadors

Amnesty International honors Joan Baez and Artist Ai Weiwei for their contribution to human rights.
May 21, 2015
A combination image showing portraits of Ai Weiwei und Joan Baez

Amnesty human rights award to Ai Weiwei, Joan Baez

Amnesty International has given its top award for human rights to China-critic artist Ai Weiwei and singer Joan Baez.
March 24, 2015
American folk singer and musician Joan Baez performs onstage for the crowd gathered on the Mall during the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C., August 29, 1963. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

The spirit of the civil rights movement

Songs and Music were and important part of the protests for equal rights in the 1960s.
BusinessAugust 28, 201306:27 min