Activist and pioneering folk singer is celebrating her 75th birthday the only way she knows how: by performing across America. She talks about Donald Trump,David Bowie and whether music can still change the worldLegendary singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez celebrates her 75th birthday this year with a tour throughout the US. Her mission: to spread positive political change through her music, remains firmly intact after well over 50 years as a performer.
Having marched with Martin Luther King and been a prime mover in the folk revival of the late 1950s – not to mention her role in bringing the then near-unknown Bob Dylan to the world’s attention – she still holds the hope that the world might be a better location and is willing to accomplish her part to get that happen. Even if she has to trail to Australia after this year’s election.
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Source: theguardian.com