Joan Baez
Joan Baez (January 09, 1941—) is an American folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist born on Staten Island, New York, and raised primarily in California and Massachusetts. She emerged from the Cambridge folk music scene through performances at Club 47 (now called Club Passim) before debuting to national audiences at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. She performed 14 songs at the 1969 Woodstock festival and frequently collaborated during the 1960s folk revival with singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. She received the 2007 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, gained induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021.