Joan Baez

Joan Baez was born on Staten Island, New York, in 1941, and rose to prominence on the Cambridge folk circuit before releasing her debut album, Joan Baez, in 1960. Her voice and her repertoire of traditional songs put her at the center of the folk revival and the civil rights movement.

She recorded Bob Dylan songs on Any Day Now and, in 1975, released Diamonds & Rust, which includes one of her best-known compositions. She kept recording and performing for decades.