Forever young: Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, the March on Washington, 1963
Joan Baez burst onto the US music scene with a performance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival
From hanging out with Martin Luther King Jr to camping in a tree to stop the destruction of a Los Angeles urban farm, Joan Baez has led quite the protesting life. The American singer, who turns 80 on 9th January, grew up in a Quaker household. Born in Staten Island, she spent her childhood in Europe, Canada and the Middle East thanks to her father’s work with UNESCO. ...
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