With her Diamonds and Rust album turning 50, we rate the standout tracks from the American folk singer and political activistAs with a lot of her 60s peers, Joan Baez seemed slightly out of place in the 80s. She only released two studio albums that decade but came out swinging on Recently. It’s a steely rebuttal of her ex-husband’s memoir, which was downbeat about both their marriage and 60s radicalism: “You could say we failed but I prefer remembering the way we were.” Continue reading...
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian ranks Joan Baez's 20 greatest songs, highlighting tracks such as "Recently," "Gulf Winds," and "Fishing" for their lyrical and musical impact.
