Joan Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter.

Things for someone else to write:

• her involvement in Vietnam War protests
• her support for Amnesty International

Contemporaries:

• Joni Mitchell
• Judy Collins

Not to be confused with the mathematical physicist John Baez, her cousin.

She lives in Woodside, California.

External links

• http://baez.woz.org/
• http://www.richardhess.com/joan/