Time — The folk singer will be recognized on May 21 for her contributions to human rights more info

Mercury News, California — WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the most broadcast songs of the 20th century, Ben E. King's "Stand by Me," has been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress, along with recordings from Joan Baez, The Righteous Brothers, Steve Martin and the dar... more info

Time — TIME's take on Joan Baez has been acknowledged by the Library of Congress more info

Reuters — BEIJING (Reuters) - Amnesty International has given its top 2015 human rights award to both Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, a fierce critic of Beijing who has been banned from leaving China after an 81-day detention in 2011, and U.S. folksinger J... more info

Reuters — BEIJING (Reuters) - Amnesty International has given its top 2015 human rights award to both Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, a fierce critic of Beijing who has been banned from leaving China after an 81-day detention in 2011, and U.S. folksinger J... more info

The Telegraph — Joan Baez, Joan Armatrading and The Unthanks will appear at this year's Cambridge Folk Festival more info

The 9513 Country Music — Robert Earl Keen’s been added to the MerleFest lineup. (via press release) The building that housed Quad Studios, a Nashville studio where Neil Young, Joan Baez, Keith Urban, Old Crow Medicine Show, and lots more have recorded since 1970, will bec... more info

Time — Longtime road manager Victor Maymudes spills about the night he introduced the Beatles to pot, his relationship with Joan Baez and much more more info

Mercury News, California — Jesse Winchester, a U.S.-born singer who established himself in Montreal after dodging the Vietnam War and went on to write songs covered by the likes of Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffett and Joan Baez has died of cancer. He was 69. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Paul Colby, who began booking and managing at Greenwich Village venue The Bitter End (home to Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and many others) and eventually purchased it in 1974, has passed away at the age of 96. A message... more info