Joan Baez

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activist anti-war activist civil rights activist folk singer human singer songwriter

Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, and activist renowned for her distinctive soprano voice and prominent role in the 1960s civil rights and anti-war movements.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Joan Baez canonical	72
Baez	3
Joan Chandos Baez	1
Pauline Baez	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	activist ⓘ anti-war activist ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ folk singer ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
activeInMovement	American civil rights movement ⓘ anti–Vietnam War movement ⓘ
associatedWith	Bob Dylan ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
birthDate	1941-01-09 ⓘ
birthPlace	Staten Island ⓘ surface form: Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States
child	Gabriel Harris ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
debutAlbum	Joan Baez self-link ⓘ
debutAlbumReleaseYear	1960 ⓘ
ethnicBackground	Mexican-American (paternal) ⓘ
familyName	Joan Baez self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baez
fullName	Joan Baez self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Joan Chandos Baez
gender	female ⓘ
genre	folk music ⓘ folk rock ⓘ protest music ⓘ
givenName	Joan ⓘ
instrument	acoustic guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ
languageOfPerformance	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive soprano voice ⓘ role in 1960s anti-war movement ⓘ role in 1960s civil rights movement ⓘ
notableWork	album "Joan Baez in Concert" ⓘ album "Joan Baez" ⓘ album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" ⓘ song "Diamonds & Rust" ⓘ song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (cover) ⓘ We Shall Overcome ⓘ surface form: song "We Shall Overcome" (performance)
occupation	activist ⓘ musician ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
parent	Albert Baez ⓘ
performedAt	March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ surface form: 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Woodstock Festival 1969 ⓘ
politicalActivity	human rights activism ⓘ nonviolent resistance advocacy ⓘ
residence	California, United States ⓘ
sibling	Mimi Fariña ⓘ
spouse	David Harris ⓘ
vocalRange	soprano ⓘ
yearsActive	1950s–2010s ⓘ

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Bob Dylan → influenced → Joan Baez ⓘ

Zimmerman → influenced → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: Bob Dylan

American folk music revival → hasNotableFigure → Joan Baez ⓘ

Blowin' in the Wind → coveredBy → Joan Baez ⓘ

documentary 'No Direction Home' → featuresPerson → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: No Direction Home

documentary 'Dont Look Back' → features → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: Dont Look Back

Joan Baez → fullName → Joan Baez self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Joan Chandos Baez

Joan Baez → familyName → Joan Baez self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baez

Joan Baez → debutAlbum → Joan Baez self-link ⓘ

Woody Guthrie → influenced → Joan Baez ⓘ

Eleanor Rigby → hasCoverVersionBy → Joan Baez ⓘ

Silent Running → songPerformer → Joan Baez ⓘ

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan → featuresInterviewWith → Joan Baez ⓘ

Monterey Folk Festival → notablePerformer → Joan Baez ⓘ

We Shall Overcome → popularizedBy → Joan Baez ⓘ

Newport Folk Festival → notablePerformer → Joan Baez ⓘ

Where Have All the Flowers Gone? → notableCoverArtist → Joan Baez ⓘ

Malvina Reynolds → songCoveredBy → Joan Baez ⓘ

The Weavers → influenced → Joan Baez ⓘ

Palo Alto High School → hasAlumnus → Joan Baez ⓘ

album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" → artist → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: Joan Baez, Vol. 2

album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" → performer → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: Joan Baez, Vol. 2

album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" → follows → Joan Baez ⓘ

subject surface form: Joan Baez, Vol. 2

song "Diamonds & Rust" → artist → Joan Baez ⓘ