JOAN BAEZ
Joan Baez is the self-titled debut album by folk singer Joan Baez. The album was recorded in the summer of 1960 and released the same year. The original release featured 13 traditional folk songs; later reissues included 3 additional songs. In 2015, the album was selected for induction into National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress for special recognition and preservation as one of the sound recordings in over 130 years of recording history that has “cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy”. (More from Wikipedia)
Following her performance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez recorded her first album for Vanguard Records, Joan Baez, which was produced by Fred Hellerman of the Weavers. While not a big seller right away, it has been certified “gold”, as were Joan Baez, Vol. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert. Her early studio albums were mostly collections of traditional folk ballads and blues songs sung in her lovely soprano voice. However, Joan’s early concert albums were unusual in that they included new songs rather than traditional material or established songs.
(February 2014)
