Folk singer, songwriter; born in Staten Island, N.Y. She quit Boston University to sing in local coffee houses and gave highly successful performances at the Newport Folk Festival in 1959 and 1960. During the revival of traditional folk music in the 1960s she became popular with young audiences for her songs and political views. She added protest songs to her repertory of traditional ballads and became a leading voice of the 1960s with songwriter and associate Bob Dylan. She gave free concerts supporting civil rights, UNESCO, and anti-Vietnam war rallies, and was imprisoned briefly (1967) for refusing to pay tax towards war expenses. In 1968 she published an autobiography, Daybreak, and a further volume And A Voice To Sing With appeared in 1987. A legendary protest figure for over three decades, she continues to perform at fund-raising events around the world. 1960 Joan BaezAlbums 1961 Joan Baez 2Albums 1962 Joan Baez In ConcertAlbums 1963 Joan Baez In Concert Part 2Albums 1964 Joan Baez 5Albums 1965 Farewell AngelinaAlbums 1966 NoelAlbums 1966 PortraitAlbums 1967 JoanAlbums 1968 Any Day Now: Songs Of Bob DylanAlbums 1968 BaptismAlbums 1969 Joan Baez In ItalyAlbums 1969 David's AlbumAlbums 1970 One Day At A TimeAlbums 1970 The First Ten YearsCompilations 1970 24 July 1970 All Arena Civica di MilanoAlbums 1971 Carry It OnAlbums 1971 Sacco And VanzettiAlbums 1971 Blessed AreAlbums 1972 The Ballad BookCompilations 1972 Come From The ShadowsAlbums 1973 Where Are You Now My SonAlbums 1974 Gracias A La VidaAlbums 1974 The Contemporary Ballad BookCompilations 1975 The Love Song AlbumCompilations 1975 Live In JapanAlbums 1975 Diamonds And RustAlbums 1976 Gulf WindsAlbums 1976 From Every StageAlbums 1976 Hits Greatest And OthersCompilations 1977 The Best Of Joan BaezCompilations 1977 Blowing AwayAlbums 1979 Honest LullabyAlbums 1979 Country Music AlbumAlbums 1979 The Night They Drove Old Dixie DownAlbums 1980 Spotlight On Joan BaezCompilations 1981 European TourAlbums 1983 Very Early JoanCompilations 1983 Live Europe 83Albums 1988 RecentlyAlbums 1989 Diamonds And Rust In The BullringAlbums 1989 Speaking Of DreamsAlbums 1992 Play Me Backwards 1993 No Woman No Cry 1994 Rare, Live And ClassicCompilations 1995 Ring Them Bells 1996 DiamondsCompilations