Top 10 Best Joan Baez SongsPosted by Rocks Off Magazine on December 23rd, 2019 Our top 10 Joan Baez songs list dives deep into the music of an activist, inspiration, and queen of folk music. Joan Baez released her first self-titled album in the summer of 1960 when she was only 19. Little did she know it would reach the top 20 and set her on a path of admiration by thousands. Whilst becoming an important influence for anti-war and social-justice movements during the 1960s.
Diamonds & Rust is one of the best original Joan Baez songs. It was written in 1974 and released as the title track on her 1975 album Diamonds & Rust. The song alludes to Baez’s 1960s love affair with Bob Dylan.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” was written by Robbie Robertson and recorded by Canadian group, The Band, for their 1969 eponymous second album. Joan Baez’s version of the song was released in 1971 and became significantly more successful, reaching number 3 on the Billboard chart.
Originally written as Dona Dona, the Yiddish language folk song was written by Sholom Secunda and Aaron Zeitlin in 1941 about a calf being led to a market to be slaughtered. The song was later translated in the mid-1950s and recorded by Joan Baez in 1960 for her self-titled album, changing the name to Donna Donna.
Written by Bob Dylan in 1962, Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right was released on his 1963 masterpiece The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The album catapulted Dylan into stardom, showcasing his true song-writing capability.
The history of the song Silver Dagger is relatively unknown. Most sources suggest that the American folk ballad originates from England, possibly during the Victorian era. The song describes the tale of a female who rejects her potential suitor on the basis of warnings from her mother...Read more Like it? Share it! More by this author |