Joan Baez

Joan Baez was singer Joan Baez' 1960 self-titled debut album. The album featured thirteen traditional folk songs, including definitive readings of "All My Trials", "Silver Dagger", and "Fare Thee Well". Though Baez was reportedly offered a contract with Columbia at the time, she chose to go instead with the independent Vanguard label, hoping for increased artistic license, and her instinct seemed to have paid off. Most of the songs featured only Baez' vocals and intricate guitar work, with a second guitar added to a handful of songs. Despite the lack of strings and horns, backup singers and catchy singles, the album went gold and raised Joan Baez to superstar status. In 1983 Baez described the making of the album to Rolling Stone's Kurt Loder: "...It took four days. We recorded it in the ballroom of some hotel in New York, way up by the river. We could use the room every day except Tuesday, because they played Bingo there on Tuesdays. It was just me on this filthy rug. There were... full article at wikipedia