E-mail a friendFebruary 20, 2009
Iconic folk artist Joan Baez, who's celebrating 50 years in the business, shares how she got into music and humanitarian advocacy, talks about meeting Dr. Martin Luther King and the career effect of her activism and tells the story of discovering Bob Dylan.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Singer-songwriter-activist tells how she started her musical career. (2:25)
Full interview. (22:25)
2009 marks 50 years since legendary folk artist Joan Baez took the stage at the first Newport Folk Festival. She's since released 31 albums and recorded songs in at least eight languages. Inspired by her experiences as a child traveling the world, she's a longtime social activist, performing in support of a variety of causes, including the '63 March on Washington and Amnesty International. Baez has a Lifetime Achievement Grammy and, in '08, released "Day After Tomorrow"—her first new studio album in five years.
