Tant: We lost a songbird with passing of Mary Travers Sep 26, 2009
While Madison Avenue and Mad Magazine often set the tone for America in the "Kennedy Camelot" years, it was folk singers like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez who used music to shine a spotlight on festering national problems like racial injustice and militaristic madness ... Also onstage that day were Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Club Passim icon heads up folk archives project Sep 20, 2009
Last year, in an intimate interview before a full house at Club Passim, Joan Baez was asked how the iconic folk venue had persevered to mark its 50th year. Her answer was short, resolute, and immediate. (Boston Globe)
Mary Travers should be remembered Sep 18, 2009
in 1963, you could hear the likes of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Dave Van Ronk, Joan Baez, Tim Hardin, Richie Havens, Phil Ochs or the 22-year old Bob Dylan. Back then, folkies and literature professors were the only ones wearing goatees. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
US folk singer Mary Travers dies Sep 18, 2009
I still have all my Peter, Paul and Mary albums and play them often, along with Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Carole King and James Taylor. The music of the sixties was so real and relevant. (BBC News -- Americas)
Dar Williams finds a nice balance to family, career Sep 13, 2009
In 1995, Joan Baez turned a young Boston songwriter named Dar Williams into a national star by recording her ode to women who hold fast to their best idea of themselves and refuse to be defined by anyone else. Now that she s 42, an established juvenile novelist, a beaming mother, and an earnest gardener - plus coming off the highest-charting album of her career - Williams could sing that song s refrain about herself: You re aging well. (Boston Globe)
A moveable manuscript Sep 13, 2009
The teenaged Joan Baez launched her career before an adoring crowd at Club 47. Frozen yogurt was invented at The Spa on Brattle Street. (Boston Globe)
Sound off: Rediscovering some vintage acts Sep 4, 2009
Sounding eerily like Joan Baez, Stanley was even voted best local folk singer by Broadside magazine in 1963 before disappearing completely. Fifty bucks to the first person who can tell me what happened to her: jreed@globe. (Boston Globe)
T-Mobile USA Named Title Sponsor of the 2009 San José Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival Presented by Target Aug 28, 2009
Among the artists performing at the Festival with ties to Chavez movement to improve the lives of farm workers are Joan Baez, Carlos Santana, Los Lobos and Little Joe y La Familia. The mariachi artists appearing at the Festival include Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, Mariachi Azteca and Mariachi Tradicional de Nayarit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Tickets On Sale Now: 'Bridge to Hope' All-Day Music Festival to Feature Top Artists, Gourmet Food, Art Show, Saturday, September 26th at Fort Mason's Great Meadow Aug 24, 2009
The celebrated choir has performed with such luminaries as Stan Getz, Lyle Lovett and Joan Baez, and played for dignitaries Nelson Mandela, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu and Mikhail Gorbachev. Since making her debut performance with her legendary father (blues great John Lee Hooker) Zakiya Hooker has performed with everyone from Etta James, Charles Brown, John Hammond and Taj Mahal. (PR Newswire)
Stardust or bull dust? Aug 20, 2009
There were a surprising number of people drawn from the folk world, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, John Sebastian and Joan Baez brave enough to face the hordes armed with just an acoustic guitar. The spectacular - The Who played a powerful two hour plus set, the excruciating - CSbling and faking it, and the disappointing, aside from Star Spangled Banner, Jimi's band were a shambles and he was not having a good morning, who could blame him. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
KISS to release new album at Wal-Mart, Sams Aug 17, 2009
16: Four decades after Woodstock, folk singer Joan Baez tells TODAY's Lester Holt that this point in her long career is her happiest because she no longer has anything to overcome. . (MSNBC -- News)
Pitts: For a while, we gave peace a chance Aug 17, 2009
Jimi Hendrix performed, as did Richie Havens, The Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, among others ... Jimi Hendrix performed, as did Richie Havens, The Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Santana and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Getting back to the garden, 40 years later Aug 16, 2009
"I thought the music was coming from heaven when I heard Joan Baez at 8 years old," the Massapequa Park native said Saturday. Klein, 48, became a permanent Bethel resident three years ago. (Albany Times Union)
40 years after, Woodstock still resonates with the make-love-not-war generation Aug 16, 2009
AUG. 15, 1969Richie Havens, Sweetwater, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie and Joan Baez AUG. 16, 1969Quill, Country Joe McDonald, John B. Sebastian, Keef Hartley Band, Santana, Incredible String Band, Canned Heat Set, Grateful Dead, Leslie West ain, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly amily Stone, The Who and Jefferson Airplane AUG. 17, 1969Joe Cocker, Country Joe ish, Ten Years After, Johnny Winter, Blood Sweat And Tears and Crosby, Stills, Nash AUG. 18,... (Florida Today)
Memphis producer, musician Dickinson dies Aug 16, 2009
15: Folk singer Joan Baez talks to TODAYs Lester Holt about her memories of Woodstock, 40 years later, and its impact on her career. . (MSNBC -- News)
The love and peace live on after 40 years Aug 16, 2009
Folk singer Arlo Guthrie, 62, was the second-last performer on the first night, before Joan Baez. Guthrie, the son of legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie, said: ''A lot of young people have never heard of me. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Peace, Love & Music: Woodstock Remembered Aug 15, 2009
Among the weekend's performers were now legendary musicians, including Jimi Henrix, who performed "The Star-Spangled Banner," Janis Joplin singing "Piece of My Heart" and Joan Baez, who performed "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.". However, Smith said, the real stars of Woodstock were the 450,000 people who came for peace, love and music. (CBS News)
- From the Left: Woodstock at 40: At least we gave peace a chance 0 Aug 15, 2009
Jimi Hendrix performed, as did Richie Havens, the Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Santana, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. It was billed as three days of peace and music. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Commentary: Woodstock gave peace a chance Aug 13, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Fresno Bee)
Speaker revisits Woodstock memories Aug 12, 2009
Her most memorable moment, she said, was when she heard Joan Baez singing. Baez was seven months pregnant. (Daily Collegian, PA)
In Bay Area, Woodstock memories still linger Aug 12, 2009
After Joan Baez closed the first night at 2 a.m., they were able to find their sleeping bags, or somebody else's, which served them until the rain started up again. At daylight Saturday, Nicholson poked his head out of his soggy bag to see a naked man and woman walking a ram on a rope. (San Francisco Chronicle)
At least we gave peace a chance Aug 12, 2009
Jimi Hendrix performed, as did Richie Havens, the Who, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Joan Baez, Santana, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. It was billed as three days of "peace and music." It became a generational signpost: Woodstock. (Juneau Empire)
Still Completely First Raitt Aug 11, 2009
"Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and Pete Seeger were my heroes. "But on the other side, at the after-school dances. the Isley Brothers' 'Twist and Shout' probably spontaneously put me into puberty right there. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Woodstock digitized, remastered, remembered at 40 Aug 10, 2009
Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock: Disc jockey Pete Fornatale's book includes interviews with Roger Daltrey, Joan Baez and other artists. Woodstock - Peace, Music ies: Brad Littleproud and Joanne Hague of the Woodstock Preservation Society gather pictures, interviews and look at Woodstock memorabilia. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Woodstock 1969: Mud, music and merriment Aug 10, 2009
He remembers seeing Arlo Guthrie take the stage and watching a pregnant Joan Baez perform. After the first day, he lost his great seat. (The Herald-Mail Online)
Woodstock: where are they now? Aug 10, 2009
Joan Baez sung for Solidarnosc, Cambodia, and more recently Iran. As for Country Joe McDonald, who wrote the festival's emblematic anti-war hymn - "And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam" - his work with war veterans recently inspired him to launch a project promoting Crimea War heroine, Florence Nightingale, the Lady With the Lamp revered as the founder of modern nursing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
SELLING THE SCENE Aug 9, 2009
99) Pete Fornatale, the popular New York deejay, compiles an oral history of Woodstock with stories from Joan Baez, Sly Stone, the Grateful Dead and more. "Woodstock: Three Days That Rocked the World" (Sterling, 35). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Quill founders recall the band’s Woodstock set Aug 9, 2009
The bill on opening day at Woodstock, Friday, Aug. 15, 1969, was all folk music (Richie Havens, Joan Baez) as the massive crowd streamed in. Meanwhile, Dan Cole was fighting a nasty bug. (Boston Globe)
‘We were a clan of groovy humans’ Aug 9, 2009
But I did see Jerry, and Janis, and Jimi, and Jorma, and Joe Cocker, and John Sebastian, and Joan Baez, and Johnny Winter, and Country Joe, which was spiritual enough. Goldilocks and I split a hit of Orange Sunshine and wandered like nomads through the crowd, Zeus and Hera on an epic journey through the magic puddle of existence. (Boston Globe)
* The enduring appeal of Woodstock Aug 9, 2009
Joan Baez spoke about her husband, in jail for draft dodging, and sang We Shall Overcome. There was also, in much of the music, that particular late-1960s aura of imminent doom or enlightenment, in songs like Wooden Ships (performed by both Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) and the Whos Amazing Journey. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Baez at Belle brings war to mind Aug 8, 2009
LOADING Aug 08, 2009 - 04:05:36 CDT By Ken RogersBismarck Tribune While I m not a big fan of geezer rock and golden oldies, I ll be in the Belle on Sunday night when Joan Baez performs ... Joan Baez sang her conscience ... I m running a Joan Baez-Bob Dylan soundtrack in my head while I edit opinion pieces that deal with terrorism, global warming and the rage of shock-talk radio, Internet chats and comments. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Pirates, diamonds and rust Aug 6, 2009
LAST WEEK I attended a Joan Baez concert in Lowell with a friend ... On this summer evening, as I surrendered to Diamonds and Rust and other songs that sounded richer than I d ever heard on tape or CD, I went back to the time I discovered Joan Baez, and other music I ve loved all my life. (Boston Globe)
The joys of attending an outdoor music fest Aug 5, 2009
The Newport Folk Festival began a few years later and helped launch the careers of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, among others. The first major rock festival was the Monterey International Pop Music Festival in 1967, and it was there Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding all established their reputations. (MSNBC -- News)
Seeger Still Strumming After Hard Knocks Aug 3, 2009
The celebration, which is being broadcast on PBS, reunited folk veterans like Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, and Emmy Lou Harris. "He's a living example of how you can change the world one song at a time, one banjo tune at a time," Harris said. (CBS News)
New and old celebrate 50 years of folk at Newport Aug 3, 2009
Next up was Joan Baez, who first played Newport in 1959 as an unannounced guest, struck a perfect balance between looking back and forward. For every new song ( God Is God ), there was an iconic older one (a particularly poignant solo rendition of Dylan s Forever Young ). (Boston Globe)
Avett Brothers blend influences on major label debut Jul 31, 2009
With Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, the Decemberists, Neko Case, and many others at Folk Festival 50 tomorrow and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. Tickets for two-day passes are $30-$125. Single-day tickets are $15-$69 at 800-514-3849 or. (Boston Globe)
Six to see at the Newport folk festival Jul 31, 2009
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, George Wein s folk festival is heavy on vanguard artists (Joan Baez, Ramblin Jack Elliott) and ones who will carry the torch (Neko Case, Iron & Wine). It s an excellent mix that could make for some interesting impromptu partnerships. (Boston Globe)
Newport folk festival marks 50th annniversary Jul 31, 2009
Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie to be among performers. Joan Baez, seen performing at Pete Seeger's 90th birthday in May 2009,was just 18 when she performed at the first Newport Folk Festival, a self-described neurotic and high maintenance teenager who remembers trembling in her sandals as she waited her turn on stage ... PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Joan Baez was just 18 when she performed at the first Newport Folk Festival, a self-described neurotic and high maintenance teenager who... (MSNBC -- Music)
Pete Seegers 90th birthday bash airs this week Jul 29, 2009
Joining Seeger are more than 40 artists including Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Ani DiFranco, Taj Mahal, Steve Earle, Tom Morello and Dave Matthews. Collectively, they sing of a joyous activism and love of country. (MSNBC -- Television)
CSI hosts weeklong Spanish seminar in Hailey Jul 28, 2009
Abruptly, the singers shifted gears, singing first a Joan Baez song in Spanish, then the old classic "Celito Lindo.". "Music is a great way for people to learn to pronounce words and learn the rhythm of the sounds," said Jude Hawkes, of Ketchum. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Richie Havens Still seeking freedom Jul 27, 2009
That Havens became as important to the success of the three-day festival as the well-known acts that followed (The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Sly & The Family Stone, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to name a few) matters little. He said his journey since Woodstock has been one of "divine chaos" and he has enjoyed the ride. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Where are the musicians now? Jul 26, 2009
Joan Baez: The 69-year-old folk siren is still touring -- she played the Byham in March -- and last year released the Steve Earle-produced "The Day After Tomorrow.". The Band: The Band played its celebrated "Last Waltz" in 1976 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Woodstock revisited ... 40 years later Jul 26, 2009
The serene folk of Joan Baez, the jubilant funk of Sly Stone, the punk explosiveness of The Who ... "I took that big ribbon, pinned it on the front of my shirt and told the guard at the stage gate that I was part of the crew. He let me in, and I went on stage and watched the bands set up. Later, I sat on stage and watched Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie play.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The outside world Jul 24, 2009
Aug. 13, Joan Baez, Woodland Park Zoo ... Aug. 13, Joan Baez, Woodland Park Zoo. (Juneau Empire)
Daily TV guide Jul 24, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Marymoor Park Redmond WA, Heart of ... Jul 5, 2009
Is it something like Joan Baez with a banjo. Well, it sounds like fun. (Suite101.com)
A guide to the arts outdoors Jul 3, 2009
Besides the bounteous and popular Lowell Folk Festival, July 24-26, this year s offerings include Los Lonely Boys (July 10), Joan Baez (July 30), Dar Williams (Aug. 7), Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers (Aug. (Boston Globe)
Former UH Wahine crowned Miss Hawaii Jun 30, 2009
CAIRO They wouldn't be allowed to perform in Iran, but singers Joan Baez and Jon Bon Jovi are showing their support for protesters. In videos carried on YouTube, the artists perform songs with a few lines in Farsi that call for peace. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration from Madison Square Garden: A Great Performances special airing on PBS this summer Jun 30, 2009
Joining Seeger for this extraordinary concert event were more than 40 artists, including Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Richie Havens, Roger McGuinn, Ani DiFranco, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews, and many others who performed songs inspired by Seegers music and activism. Concert highlights include Seeger leading the audience in a rousing sing-along of Amazing Grace. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bon Jovi Sings Support for Iranian Protesters Jun 29, 2009
CAIRO -- They wouldn't be allowed to perform in Iran, but singers Joan Baez and Jon Bon Jovi are showing their support for protesters ... Folk singer and activist Joan Baez's version of "We Shall Overcome" includes a portion in Farsi. (Newsmax)
Summer of Love 2.0: Woodstock Memorabilia BoomsWoodstock films, box sets, multimedia projects flourish 40 years after festival. Jun 28, 2009
More than 400,000 free spirits flocked to Max Yasgur's dairy farm near Bethel from Aug. 15 to 18 to commune with 33 musical acts, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Santana, The Who and a nascent Crosby, Stills, Nash. Even if you weren't at the festival or any of several anniversary gatherings, it hardly seems to matter now, given the plethora of material headed to the marketplace. (ABC News)
Woodstock spawns multitude of multimedia 40 years later Jun 26, 2009
More than 400,000 free spirits flocked to Max Yasgur's dairy farm near Bethel from Aug. 15 to 18 to commune with 33 musical acts, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Santana, The Who and a nascent Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Even if you weren't at the festival or any of several anniversary gatherings, it hardly seems to matter now, given the plethora of material headed to the marketplace. (USA Today -- Life)
Six Day Festival of Amnesty International's Ground-Breaking Comedy/Rock Benefit Shows - Includes Six World Premieres & One All-Day Marathon Screening! Jun 20, 2009
Performances include The Police (specially reformed after a 4-year hiatus), U2, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Jackson Browne and Lou Reed, Carlos Santana, Fela Kuti, Joni Mitchell, Yoko Ono, Joan Baez, The Neville Brothers, Bryan Adams, Howard Jones and appearances by Robert DeNiro, Michael J. Fox, and Muhammad Ali. There will be a free giveaway at the screening -- all attendees will receive a limited-edition commemorative poster at the event. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Summer Concert Guide Jun 16, 2009
Stern Grove Festival: Roberta Flack, Joan Baez, Les Nubians, Lyrics Born Review, Kailash Kher, San Francisco Opera, others. June 21-Aug. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Kuskokwim homegirl Emma Hill launches a national tour Jun 16, 2009
"She's occasionally stunned crowds into startled silence -- in a good way. Some compare her to Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez.". Two years ago she relocated to Oregon, where she just wrapped up her junior year as an English major at Portland State University. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hylie Pappenheimer, 86, violin teacher in Cambridge Jun 5, 2009
"When I was a kid, she gave me Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, even though she also wanted me to listen to Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.". Plant, the only of her three children to become a professional musician, went to Berklee College of Music and studied jazz theory, a genre distant from the classical music his parents embraced. (Boston Globe)
Pixar scores big again Jun 2, 2009
DVD of Woodstock 40th anniversary re-release on June 9 to feature new footage of CCR, Grateful Dead, Who, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, more. Britain's Daily Express reports Dylan, McCartney to record together this summer. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Joan Baez going strong, don't call her Grandma May 29, 2009
This year, Joan Baez celebrates a half-century in music; it's an extraordinary career as both a singer and champion of human rights and social justice. She has lived in a beautiful home in Woodside for 40 years and spends time with her son, Gabriel Harris, an accomplished African drummer, and her 5-year-old granddaughter, Jasmine Harris. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Act of tribute May 29, 2009
Since then Earle has turned his life around, releasing a prolific string of albums that often blend the political and the personal in the manner of forbears like Phil Ochs, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. But underneath all of the anger and protest, Earle has never lost touch with the gifts that Van Zandt bestowed upon him -- the desire and the ability to tell a story, a craftsman's way with words and melody and the unerring desire to get it right despite the costs. (Albany Times Union)
More of this story» May 19, 2009
(Joan Baez) was 19, I was 18. She graciously declined being in the Chad Mitchell Trio, so we went back to New York. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Ang Lee is Taking Woodstock at Cannes May 18, 2009
With a 1960s-soaked soundtrack featuring The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Richie Havens and Country Joe and the Fish, "Taking Woodstock" is awash in period detail, from Volkswagen Love Bugs to hippie hair and sideburns to a vintage Slinky toy commercial on TV.. Lee ran a hippie camp to teach the extras the right way to behave and carry themselves. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Summer events listings May 17, 2009
Aug. 1-2: George Wein's Folk Festival 50 with Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, the Decemberists, and many more. Tickets: Adults $75 festival weekend, $69 advance. (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks - folk music May 17, 2009
Founder George Wein is back in business, with a crack lineup including Pete Seeger, Neko Case, the Decemberists, Joan Baez, the Avett Brothers, Gillian Welch, Judy Collins, Billy Bragg, Mavis Staples, Iron & Wine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Balfa Tojours. Aug. 1-2, Ft. Adams State Park, Newport, R.I. 401-848-5055 SCOTT ALARIK. (Boston Globe)
Yoko Ono unveils John Lennon exhibit in NYC May 12, 2009
The ex-Beatle's battle against deportation during the Nixon era, when his anti-war activism was considered suspect, is documented with his green card and previously unseen letters from supporters ranging from Joan Baez to former New York mayor John Lindsay. There's also a billboard featuring Lennon. (USA Today -- Life)
The songs, they are a-changing May 10, 2009
Pete Singer, right, at his 90th birthday celebrations with Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen ... Joan Baez, Steve Earle, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Kris Kristofferson and Kate and Anna McGarrigle and many others celebrated the communal music of Seeger, responsible for writing or popularizing folk standards We Shall Overcome, Turn. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
