oan Baez is more than a famous folk singer, she is also a political and human rights activist. Joan uses her music and her fame to support, at times controversial, causes for civil rights and especially peace. She performed at the legendary Woodstock festival, married draft resister David Harris, and sang at the March on Washington in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. She exemplified the counterculture of the 1960s and continues to this day to stand for what she believes in and promote peace throughout the world.
Joan Baez
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Birth- 9 Jan 1941
Staten Island, New York
Marriage- 26 Mar 1968
To
1 Jan 1973
David Harris
Gender
Female
Buys her first guitar
1 Jan 1956
Family moves to Massachusetts from California
1 Jan 1958
Headlines at Woodstock
16 Aug 1969
Marched with the Irish Peace People
1 Jan 1978
Recorded her first solo LP titled Joan Baez
1 Jan 1960
Touring with Bob Dylan; Performs at March on Wash.
1 Jan 1963
Signs A&M records, releases Come From the Shadows
1 Jan 1972
Performs regularly at Club 47
1 Jan 1959
Withholds 60% of income taxes to protest military
1 Jan 1964
Stands with Cesar Chavez
1 Jan 1966
Gives birth to son Gabriel Earl
1 Dec 1969
Performs in Sarajevo
1 Jan 1993
Under Contract with Vanguard Records: To
1 Jan 1972
Under Contract with Vanguard Records: From
1 Jan 1960
Mother
Joan Bridge Baez
Father
Albert Vinicio Baez
Forces War Records, Joan Baez (https://au.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/93866423/joan-baez/facts : accessed 21 May 2024), database and images, https://au.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/93866423/joan-baez/facts