Her father, Albert Baez (1912–2007), was born in Puebla, Mexico, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where his father preached to, and advocated for, a Spanish-speaking congregation. Her grandfather, Alberto Baez, left the Catholic Church to become a Methodist minister and moved to the U.S. Early and personal life īaez was born in the Staten Island borough of New York City on January 9, 1941. Baez was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017. Baez performed fourteen songs at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and has displayed a lifelong commitment to political and social activism in the fields of nonviolence, civil rights, human rights, and the environment. She is also known for " Farewell, Angelina", " Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word", " Forever Young", " Here's to You", " Joe Hill", " Sweet Sir Galahad" and " We Shall Overcome". On her later albums she has found success interpreting the work of more recent songwriters, including Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Steve Earle, Natalie Merchant, and Joe Henry.īaez's acclaimed songs include " Diamonds & Rust" and covers of Phil Ochs's " There but for Fortune" and The Band's " The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Her tumultuous relationship with Dylan later became the subject of songs from both and generated much public speculation. She was one of the first major artists to record the songs of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s Baez was already an internationally celebrated artist and did much to popularize his early songwriting efforts. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets other composers' work, having recorded songs by the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Violeta Parra, the Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and many others. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert, all achieved gold record status. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.īaez is generally regarded as a folk singer, but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s and encompasses genres such as folk rock, pop, country, and gospel music. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. "Music Talk" (on later pressings) (from Up-Tight)ī/w "Purple Rain Drops" (Non-album track)ī-side of "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby"ī/w "The Miracle of Christmas" (Non-album track, later included on Someday at Christmas (expanded edition) (2003))ī-side of "Travelin' Man" (from Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits Vol.Joan Chandos Baez ( / b aɪ z/ BYZE, Spanish: born Janu) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. The above seven tracks released as Little Stevie Wonderī/w "Funny How Time Slips Away" (on first pressings) "I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues - Part 1"ī/w "Thank You (For Loving Me All the Way)" (from Looking Back) Singles 1962–1969 List of 1960s singles, with selected peak chart positions and certificationsīoth sides from same album except where indicated The Best of Christmas (Fantastic Relaxing Songs) Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" (soundtrack)Ĭompilation albums List of compilation albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certificationsĢ0th Century Masters The Christmas Collectionįantastic Music for Christmas (All the Greatest Tracks) Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (live) Wonder is eighth on the list of artists with the most number-ones on the US Billboard Hot 100.Īlbums Studio, live and soundtrack albums List of studio, live and soundtrack albums, with selected details, peak chart positions and certifications There are 11 official compilation albums in addition, a box set, The Complete Stevie Wonder, was released in 2005. Wonder has 30 main album releases, all of which are single albums, apart from Songs in the Key of Life, which was released as a double album with a bonus four track EP. Wonder has had ten US number-one hits on the pop charts, as well as 20 R&B number one hits, and has sold over 100 million records, 19.5 million of which are albums he is one of the top 60 best-selling music artists with combined sales of singles and albums. His first album, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, was released in 1962 when he was 12 years old, and his most recent, A Time to Love, was released in 2005. American musician Stevie Wonder has released 23 studio albums, three soundtrack albums, four live albums, 11 compilations, one box set, and 91
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