Strange. Joan Baez was the epitome of folk music in the 60's or so it seemed. Why? Because she introduced a lot of people to beautiful songs they may not otherwise have heard? She had her own style...just like every one else. She did it her way. She gained great fame for it, too. But she wasn't the only one to sing those songs. Judy Collins sang some of the same ones. Some even better. But slightly different. I can't help but feel there is along with a distaste for her particular style, also a distaste for her politics that colors peoples' impression of her. She could be uncomfortable in what she made us look at sometimes. But she had a distictive voice and styling. I think she was like #20 in the "Greatest Women of Rock and Roll" survey. She obviously made an impact on a generation. Vibratto or not, she introduced many to the great songs we love in folk music. And that's not Fucking bad!