Joan Baez has written the music, the lyrics, and performed the song.
A unique combination of heart-rending poetry that conveys deepest truths about love past, spine-tingling melody, and absolutely flawless singing.
This fragment of lyrics comes from Diamonds and Rust, the most beautiful song ever written - I am old enough to be certain. " Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks In more recent years, she has found success interpreting songs of diverse songwriters such as Steve Earle, Natalie Merchant and Ryan Adams. Although a songwriter herself, especially in the mid-1970s, Baez is most often regarded as an interpreter of other people's work, covering songs by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and myriad others. She is considered a folksinger although her music has strayed from folk considerably after the 1960s, encompassing everything from rock and pop to country and gospel. She has performed publicly for nearly 50 years, released over 30 albums and recorded songs in at least eight languages.
She is also well known due to her early and long-lasting relationship with Bob Dylan and her even longer-lasting passion for activism, notably in the areas of nonviolence, civil and human rights and, in more recent years, the environment. Also, "Sweet Sir Galahad," and "Joe Hill" (songs she performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival). She is best known for her hits "There But For Fortune", "Diamonds & Rust" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and to a lesser extent,"We Shall Overcome," "Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word" and "Farewell Angelina". Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues. She is a soprano with a three-octave vocal range and a distinctively rapid vibrato. Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style.
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