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Joan Baez

Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist.

Baez has a distinctive vocal style, with a strong vibrato. Her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues.

Baez began her career performing in coffeehouses in Boston and Cambridge, and rose to fame as an unbilled performer at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. She began her recording career in 1960, and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. 2, and Joan Baez in Concert all achieved gold record status, and stayed on the charts for two years.

Baez had a popular hit song with "Diamonds & Rust" and hit covers of Phil Ochs's "There but for Fortune" and The Band's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Other songs associated with Baez include "Farewell, Angelina", "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word", "Joe Hill", "Sweet Sir Galahad" and "We Shall Overcome". She performed three of the songs at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, helped to bring the songs of Bob Dylan to national prominence, and has displayed a lifelong commitment to political and social activism in the fields of nonviolence, civil rights, human rights and the environment.

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Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025)

In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote "Society's Child" about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting i ...

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Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023)

Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been on stage for over 60 years. For the now 82-year-old, the personal has always been political, and her friendship with Martin Luther King and her pacifism hav ...

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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year's Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Ric ...

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Ennio (2022)

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores. ...

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A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings (2021)

Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a previously untold story about the musicians and artists who dedicated their time, creativity and even reputations t ...

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Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)

Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most important moments in the legendary artist's career. ...

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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year. ...

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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman's electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created. ...

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Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970 (2019)

In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington's disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA's Hollywood Bowl to pay homage to iconic folk songwriter Woody Guthrie. Although the concert was a one-night-only event , four-ti ...

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Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019 (2019)

Joan Baez, the folk legend who was once Dylan's lover, has called her final tour Fare Thee Well – perhaps because, like so many singers, she's finding that goodbye is too hard a word. ...

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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 (2018)

Highlights from the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 induction ceremonies. Bruce Springsteen joining inductees the E Street Band for the deep-cut classic The E Street Shuffle from the Boss's second album, from 1973. Legendary grunge-rock group Pearl Jam deliverin ...

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King in the Wilderness (2018)

A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. ...

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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)

Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while also mixing in behind-the-scene, rehearsal, and special guest footage from her 1989 Tour. ...

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The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain (2014)

Documentary about western popular music concerts as bearer tendencies of democracy and freedom in the Czechoslovak area in period 1965 - 1990. Unique and comprehensive view of the cultural and political significance visits of western popular and alternativ ...

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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited (2014)

Sixteen performances, which total 73 minutes, of previously unreleased performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This is the follow-up to 2009's Woodstock: Untold Stories Melanie: "Mr. ...

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Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2013)

A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene, featuring live performances of the film's music, as well as songs from the early 1960s. Performers include the Avett Brother ...

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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film tells the story of how the march for jobs and freedom began, speaking to the people who ...

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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)

From civil rights to the anti-war movement to the struggles of workers, folksinger Phil Ochs wrote topical songs that engaged his audiences in the issues of the 1960s and 70s. In this biographical documentary, veteran director Kenneth Bowser shows how Phil ...

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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009)

Following folk musician Joan Baez on her extensive 2008-2009 tour, this film commemorates her career, which has spanned five decades. It includes concert and archival footage as well as interviews with such disparate colleagues, friends and admirers as Bob ...

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Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)

A revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. With humor and insight, the film captures Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists. Rare footage and compelling interviews with a re ...

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Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)

Forty summers ago on a windswept island just off England's southern coastline, a young Canadian folksinger-songwriter-poet-novelist named Leonard Cohen delivered the performance of a lifetime. ...

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Bulles de Vian (2009)

"Vian Bubbles" - On June 23, 2009, fifty years to the day after the death of Boris Vian, a supernatural phenomenon crosses all of France: in the streets, one sings everywhere his songs and one expresses oneself only in the language of the poet. In Paris, A ...

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Woodstock: Untold Stories (2009)

2 hours of musical performances from Woodstock which weren't included in the original Woodstock film. Joan Baez: "{I Live} One Day at a Time" (4:17) Country Joe McDonald: "Flying High" (2:21) Santana: "Evil Ways" (3:56) Canned Heat: "I'm Her Man" (5.33 ...

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The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)

An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965. ...

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65 Revisited (2007)

A collection of rare outtakes and performances from Pennebaker's 1965 documentary Don't Look Back. ...

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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)

Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger. ...

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Slacker Uprising (2007)

Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote. ...

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star. ...

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Live Aid (2004)

4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004. ...

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Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology (2004)

Essential excellent quality pro-shot compilation with five live recordings. ...

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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002)

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network. ...

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Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come ...

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The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)

The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars. ...

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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)

Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher. Extensive archival footage, interviews, and home movies cover Allen Ginsberg's life, acti ...

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Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work (1993)

Interviews with celebrities such as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper and Willie Nelson examine the remarkable career of actor-performer Kris Kristofferson, who successfully bridged the gap between Hollywood and Nashville. From his mastery of the "N ...

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Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s. ...

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The Return of Bruno (1987)

A mockumentary about blues artist Bruno Radolini and how he has strongly impacted music, as attested to by such rock legends as Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and the Bee Gees, among others. ...

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In Remembrance of Martin (1986)

Personal comments from family, friends, and advisors fill this remarkable documentary honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coretta Scott King joins the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Jimmy Carter, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward Kennedy, ...

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Live Aid (1985)

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live ...

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Merton: A Film Biography (1984)

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate ...

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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)

A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part travelogue and part hootenanny, it follows the singer's son, Arlo Guthrie, as he retraces his father's steps and c ...

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Renaldo and Clara (1978)

Filmed in the autumn of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour – featuring appearances and performances by Ronee Blakley, T-Bone Burnett, Jack Elliott, Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Hawkins, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, M ...

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The Memory of Justice (1976)

This exceptional, disturbing, and thought-provoking two-part documentary compares the atrocities committed by the Nazis as revealed during the Nuremberg trials to those committed by the French in Algeria and those done by the Americans in Vietnam. The four ...

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Bob Dylan: Hard Rain (1976)

From the fall of 1975 to the summer of 1976, Bob Dylan took a happy gaggle of musicians out on a two-leg tour dubbed the Rolling Thunder Review. ...

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Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1974)

B.B. King, Joan Baez and other great artists gather for a show at Sing Sing Prison. The film was made with the help of inmates who had spent a year learning to use camera equipment. ...

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Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972)

Musical documentary records Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Scruggs' son Randy, Doc Watson and his son Merle playing and singing together in informal settings. ...

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Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1972)

In 1972 two music icons—the legendary blues guitarist, singer and composer B.B. King, and folk singer Joan Baez—teamed up for a performance for the inmates of Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York. The film was made with the help of inmates who ...

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The Making of Silent Running (1972)

An on-set documentary about the making of the classic science fiction film 'Silent Running'. ...

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Celebration at Big Sur (1971)

Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian, and others. This film captures a remarkable moment in folk, rock, and pop ...

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Dynamite Chicken (1971)

A collection of subversive comedy sketches and routines relating to the peace movement. ...

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Wondering About Things (1971)

Laymen as well as celebrities in the sciences and creative arts give their views and values regarding their creative efforts and technological society. Their answers add up to the view that science is an indispensable part of mankind's hope for the future. ...

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Joan Baez - Blessed Are (1971)

Blessed Are... is an album by Joan Baez, released in 1971. This double album includes a bonus disc with two additional tracks. Among the covers on the album, The Night They Drove Old Dixies Down was a great success, ranking 3rd in the United States. ...

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Carry It On (1970)

A documentary on the powerful, emotional, and political currents of the late 60's as seen through the eyes of folksinger Joan Baez and her then husband David Harris, a student organizer and leader of the draft resistance movement. ...

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Woodstock (1970)

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, f ...

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's ...

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Festival (1967)

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfie ...

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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967)

In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century's greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price. ...

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The Big T.N.T. Show (1965)

Live performances by some of the top rock-and-roll acts of the mid 60s. Includes Ray Charles, The Byrds, Joan Baez, Ike and Tina Turner, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, and several more. ...

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The March (1964)

The March, also known as The March to Washington, is a 1964 documentary film by James Blue about the 1963 civil rights March on Washington. It was made for the Motion Picture Service unit of the United States Information Agency for use outside the United S ...

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Movies Made By Joan Baez (4)

To Kill a Priest (1988)

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it. ...

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Silent Running (1972)

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that put ...

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Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs. ...

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Everything or Nothing (1968)

A meditation on transience composed through juxtaposition of sun-bathed exteriors of Split and dark interiors, landscapes of the city and close-ups of human faces, movements and stillness, the material and the spiritual. ...

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