JOAN BAEZ: JOAN BAEZ
At the time of its release, Joan Baez's debut album was something of a revelation. The folk music revival was beginning to gather steam, stoked on the popular side by artists such as the Kingston Trio and the Easy Riders, as well as up-and-coming ensembles such as the Highwaymen, and on the more intense and serious side by the Weavers. The female singers on the scene were mostly old-time veteran activist types like Ronnie Gilbert and Malvina Reynolds, who was in her sixties. And then along comes this album, by a 19-year-old who looked more like the kind of co-ed every mother dreamt her son would come home with, displaying a voice from heaven, a soprano so pure and beguiling that the mere act of listening to her - forget what she was singing - was a pleasure. The recording was notable for its purity of sound.
Tracklist:
1.Silver Dagger 2.East Virginia 3.Fare Thee Well 4.House Of The Rising Sun 5.All My Trails 6.Wildwood Flower 7.Donna Donna 8.John Riley 9.Rake And Rambling Boy 10.Little Moses 11.Mary Hamilton 12.Henry Martin 13.El Preso Numero Nueve 14.Poor Boy 15.Longest Train I Ever Saw
Lineup:
Joan Baez - vocals, guitar, Ted Alevizos - vocals, Bill Wood - vocals, Fred Hellerman - guest artist, guitar