Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/9/1941
Place of Birth
Staten Island, New York, USA
Also Known As
Joan Chandos Baez
Joan Baez
Biography
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 fo...
Known For
Slacker Uprising
as Self
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock
as Self
Live Aid
as Self
65 Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
Festival
as Self
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
The Memory of Justice
as Self
Dont Look Back
as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as The Balladeer
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
as Self
Bulles de Vian
as Self
Renaldo and Clara
as The Woman in White
The Return of Bruno
as Joan Baez
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (voice)
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
as Self
The Making of Silent Running
as Self
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2021
2019
Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as The Balladeer
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
as Self
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
as Self
Joan Baez: The Fare Thee Well Tour 2018/2019
as Self