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As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Guitarist Name: Joan Baez

Write your essay here! : Joan Chandos Baez, the guitarist I researched, was the second child of Albert Baez, a physics professor, daughter of Joan Bridge Baez. Joan moved around a lot, because her fathers job required it. One of Joan's key influences was in Iran when she was ten, where she saw severe poverty and a great deal of public brutality. Baez attended high school in Palo Alto, California, and moved with her family to Boston in 1958, then the center of growing folk-music scene. She started her career singing in small coffee houses and clubs and attended the Fine Arts School of Drama at Boston University. After that, she lefted the university in order to pursue her career at Club 47 in Cambridge, not far from Boston. Baez was arrested in 1967 to refuse the right for military induction. While in jail, Baez met David Harris. They soon wed, but she was soon arrested for induction. On Harris's release, their marriage soon started to fall apart. They got divorced in 1973, and after that, Baez never got remarried. In 1980, Baez received the Honorary Doctorate for Humane Letters from Rutger University. Baez also helped with the Live Aid concert in 1985 to help relieve famine (hunger) in Africa. In 1987, Baez sang songs of peace to the Israelis to help relieve the public brutality. Joan Baez had an album that topped the charts. "Diamonds And Rust" came out in 1975, and was her first non-political album. In 1983 Baez appeared on the Grammy Awards for the first time, where she sang Bob Dylan’s hit “Blowin’ in the Wind,” a song she had first performed twenty years earlier. When her music career foundered during the 1980’s, Baez acquired her first voice coach, Robert Bernard. Seeking therapy during these years, she divided her time between social activism and singing. She looked for a manager and settled on Mark Spector, who signed her with Virgin Records. "Gracias a la Vida" The title song of this Spanish-language album was written and first recorded by Chilean folksinger Violeta Para. Baez’s album, released in 1974, was a success in both the United States and Latin America, a first for her. The success of Baez’s album was cited by Linda Ronstadt as the inspiration to record her own Spanish-language album, 1987’s //Canciones de Mi Padre//. In 2006, while participating in a tree sit-in on the property of South Central Farm in Los Angeles, Baez sang several songs from //Gracias a la Vida// to an audience that included immigrant workers from South America, activists, and celebrities. The large group was protesting the imminent eviction of the community farmers. The songs included the title track and “No nos Moveron” (“We Shall Not Be Moved”), an anthem of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Johnson, Sheila Golburgh, and Johnson Sheila Golburgh. "Joan Baez." //Musicians And Composers Of The Twentieth Century// (2009): 1. //Biography Reference Center//. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
 * Your Source List:**

Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || Joan Baez had 5 unreleased albums. || //Diamonds and Rust 1975// || What do you like about his/her style? || Bob Dylan ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || American Folksinger ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Joan Baez ||
 * This guitarist lived from _ to __ || January 9, 1941- Present ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. Bluegrass was inspired by the music of Appalachia. ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || Joan Baez taught herself ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Bluegrass and Contemporary Folk ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Emmylou Harris ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Yes, Country, Rock, Bluegrass, Contemporary Folk ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || acoustic-electric //guitar// ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || As a child, Joan Baez suffered from racial slurs directed toward her.
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || She Attended Boston University. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || She recorded her first album in the 1960's ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || //Where Are You Now, My Son? 1972//
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || Joan Baez had a direct influence on artists like Emmylou Harris. ||