Q&A

What album is Diamonds and Rust on?

What album is Diamonds and Rust on?

Diamonds & Rust
Diamonds and Rust/Album

Are Bob Dylan and Joan Baez friends?

Joan Baez Made Peace With the End of Her Relationship With Bob Dylan. While the two music legends had their ups and downs, in 2012 Baez began painting portraits of celebrities, one of them being Dylan. She praised Dylan’s music in an interview with Best Classic Bands.

Who is Joan Baez singing about in Diamonds and Rust?

Joan Baez
Diamonds & Rust/Artists

How old is Joan Baez today?

80 years (January 9, 1941)
Joan Baez/Age

Joan Baez turns 80 years old today, January 9, 2021—and unlike John Lennon, who was assassinated December 8, 1980, and Phil Ochs, who took his own life on April 9, 1976, both of whom I wrote appreciations of for their 80th birthday—JB is still very much alive and able to enjoy this milestone.

What happened to Mimi Farina?

Mimi Fariña, a folk singer and founder of an organization that brought free live music to the sick and imprisoned, died on Wednesday at her home in Mill Valley, Calif. She was 56. The cause was lung cancer.

Who has Joan Baez been married to?

David Harrism. 1968–1973
Joan Baez/Spouse

Can a hammer destroy a diamond?

Why can a diamond be broken using a hammer if it’s the hardest natural substance known? I’ve heard that diamond is the hardest natural known material but, on Google search, I found that it can easily be broken by a hammer as it’s not tough.

When did Joan Baez write diamonds and rust?

“Diamonds & Rust” is a 1975 song written and performed by Joan Baez. In the song, Baez recounts an out-of-the-blue phone call from an old lover, which sends her a decade back in time to a seedy hotel in Greenwich Village.

Who is the composer of diamonds and rust?

David Kershenbaum and Joan Baez. “Diamonds & Rust” is a song written, composed, and performed by Joan Baez.

Who is the character in diamonds and rust?

In an interview with music writer Mike Ragogna, Baez later admitted that the character in the song is Dylan: MR: “Diamonds and Rust” was another magic moment. You’ve said when you began writing the song, it started as something else until Dylan phoned you. Then it became about him. That must have been one helluva call.

When did Joan Baez sing Ring Them Bells?

For her 1995 live recording Ring Them Bells, Baez performed the song as a duet with Mary Chapin Carpenter.