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Joan Baez

1941 - Today

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Joan Chandos Baez (, Spanish: [ˈbaes]; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums. Baez 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Baez is the 7th most popular singer (up from 19th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from United States (up from 111th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Singer.

Joan Baez is most famous for being a folk singer. She was also a very active member of the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement in the 1960s.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joan Baez ranks 7 out of 4,381. Before her are Elvis Presley, Édith Piaf, Cher, Maria Callas, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin. After her are Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, Marvin Gaye, and Jim Morrison.

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Among people born in 1941, Joan Baez ranks 2. Before her is Kim Jong-il. After her are Hayao Miyazaki, Bob Dylan, Slobodan Milošević, Alex Ferguson, Plácido Domingo, Sergio Mattarella, Bernardo Bertolucci, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Cesária Évora, and Riccardo Muti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Baez ranks 57 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Twain (1835), Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), and Harry S. Truman (1884). After her are Howard Hughes (1905), Robert Frost (1874), Wallis Simpson (1896), James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), and Bill Clinton (1946).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Joan Baez ranks 6. Before her are Elvis Presley (1935), Cher (1946), Maria Callas (1923), Aretha Franklin (1942), and Janis Joplin (1943). After her are Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), and Tupac Shakur (1971).

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