Joan Baez

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming last night's White House concert that celebrated the Civil Rights movement, including performances by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. ChartATTACK lists 10 great songs about the Olympic sport about curling. The Christian Science Monitor revi... more info

Rolling Stone — Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Will.i.am and more artists took the stage earlier this week in Washington, DC, for a Black History Month special titled “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Mu... more info

Live Daily — This week's "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement," was held one day early, Feb. 10, due to a new snowstorm moving in on the country's capital, according to a New York Times report. The concert, ... more info

Stereogum — He performed alongside John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, and Joan Baez at the White House for a PBS special on music and the civil rights movement (not "music from the Watchmen soundtrack" although: idea file!). More at NYT . more info

Guardian Music — Barack Obama joins musicians on stage at end of White House bash celebrating music of civil rights eraBarack Obama last night hosted a celebration of the music of the civil rights era, describing it as "a movement with a soundtrack".The president ack... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: MGMT, Graham Nash • Conrad Murray Charged for Jackson’s Death • The Who Rock Super Bowl XLIV With Big Hits • Howard Stern Says He’d Consider Idol Job • Joan Baez Joins White House Concert Lineup • Timberlake Dons Drag f... more info

Rolling Stone — Joan Baez has been added to “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,” a PBS special airing this Thursday, February 11th. Baez joins a lineup that includes her partner at the 1963 March on Washingt... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about remembering famous people from the past. Now we want put your memory to the test againLast week you really could feel the strain as RRers scoured for songs that were really, truly, actually on topic. That you pulled it off is ... more info

MTV.com News — Gospel-derived song often associated with the 1960s civil-rights movement.By Maura Johnston Bruce Springsteen (file) Photo: Greetsia Tent/WireImage Bruce Springsteen contributed a minimalist performance of the iconic American folk song "We... more info

Guardian Music — (Continental Song City/ Signature Sounds)Caroline Herring is a singer-songwriter from Mississippi who has set out to revive American 1960s acoustic folk styles as the setting for her bold range of songs. She sounds like a classic early folkie, a g... more info