Joan Baez Boeken

• The perfect time for a reissue: In October 2009, PBS will air a ninety-minute primetime special on Joan Baez as part of the Emmy Award-winning American Masters series. Told often from Baez’s perspective, but supported by a rich performance and historical archive, the documentary centers on her career as a musician, power as an artist, those who influenced her, and those she championed. She will also be on a 27-city U.S. tour starting July 2009.. • A musical force and a catalyst for social change: At the age of eighteen Baez was an international star with a Time magazine cover story; fifty years later she has thirty-three albums to her credit. She also marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., was jailed for supporting the draft resistance, and sang in the first Amnesty International tour. An extraordinary woman who has led an eventful life, Baez’s memoir is as honest, unpretentious, and courageous as she is. .

This autobiographical poetry collection features intimate reflections from Joan Baez, showcasing her relationships with contemporaries like Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, alongside memories of her family, particularly her sister, Mimi Fariäna. For the first time, Baez shares her poetry, revealing pivotal experiences that shaped her life and artistry. The collection serves as a personal diary, connecting readers to her passions, inspirations, and the essence of who she is, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the life of a legendary artist and activist.

Like a long, funny letter from an old friend, an album of drawings by the legendary singer and activist for freedom, Joan Baez. After retiring from active performing, Joan Baez has focused her talents on painting and drawing. This is a collection of drawings that show another side of Baez: lovingly loose and charming sketches on reoccurring themes such as politics, relationships, women, animals, and family. Each section, organized thematically, includes an introductory piece by Baez to set the stage. Baez approaches her line drawings as exercises in freedom: she begins drawing upside down without any preconceived notion of where her marks might lead her. Across decades, Baez has been a musical force and a catalyst for social change; at the age of eighteen Baez was an international star with a Time magazine cover story. She marched alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., was jailed for supporting the draft resistance, and sang in the first Amnesty International tour. Baez Upside Down is a book to treasure.

Here is the definitive biography of the Grammy Award-winning singer/song-writer and political activist whose career rose rapidly in the 1970s, stalled in the 1980s, and resurged in the 1990s. This evocative, ultimately triumphant tale details Raitt's career from her debut record in 1971 to her recent, highly acclaimed "Silver Lining" album and tour; her friendships and collaborations with rhythm-and-blues legends including Howlin' Wolf, Aretha Franklin, and John Lee Hooker; her struggles with alcoholism and the often-chauvinistic music industry; and much more.

Joan Baezová, zpěvačka, světově proslulá autorka více než tří desítek alb a politická aktivistka, je i půl století po svém ohromujícím debutu na festivalu v Newportu stále aktivní a uznávanou osobností světové hudby. U nás se proslavila i svou první osobní návštěvou v roce 1988, kdy děsila kulturní pracovníky i Státní bezpečnost, až je vyděsila a proměnila své vystoupení v otevřenou podporu tehdy stíhanému Václavu Havlovi a Chartě 77. Ve svých pamětech s upřímností a zaujetím popisuje svoje začátky na folkové scéně, vypráví o svém vztahu - v hudbě i soukromí - s Bobem Dylanem; o svém manželství i bolestném rozchodu s Davidem Harrisem; o radosti z narození syna Gabriela. S předmluvou uznávaného hudebního kritika Anthonyho DeCurtise je kniha Můj hlas je dar poutavým portrétem známé americké kulturní ikony. Díky otevřenosti a citlivosti, jež nás v hudbě Joan Baezové tak dojímají, a díky síle a pevnosti jejího politického postoje dostává čtenář do ruky upřímnou a inspirativní výpověď o životě a práci jedné z nejpozoruhodnějších uměleckých osobností naší doby.

Et une voix pour chanter est l'autobiographie de Joan Baez dans laquelle elle relate sa vie, ses expériences en tant qu'artiste depuis sa jeunesse jusqu'en 1987