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15 May 21 - 08:55 AM (#4106128) Subject: Joan Baez Kennedy Center Honors From: Mrrzy Great article here. What a voice she had. I got to see her in Charlottesville a few years back, what a person, what fire! |
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15 May 21 - 10:58 AM (#4106143) Subject: RE: Joan Baez Kennedy Center Honors From: gillymor She was my first guitar hero, I was fascinated by her Carter scratch and finger picking on those early Vanguard albums (I still have the ones my Dad brought home so long ago) instilled a life long love of those old ballads and old timey American songs in me. That woman deserves any honors this country can give her. |
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15 May 21 - 06:40 PM (#4106190) Subject: RE: Joan Baez Kennedy Center Honors From: GUEST,Felipa thanks for the link to that article. I think it overstates Joan Baez' retreat from singing and playing. She did some nice lockdown recordings in 2020, at the age of 79. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1a93qjf-no |
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15 May 21 - 09:50 PM (#4106196) Subject: RE: Joan Baez Kennedy Center Honors From: Mrrzy It was her Indigo Girls tour that came through Charlottesville. What an admirable human being. Glad you liked the article. |