Joan Baez
The Last Leaf
by Elizabeth Thomson
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Pub Date 3 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 8 Oct 2020
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Description
Since she stepped onstage unannounced at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has occupied a singular place in popular music. Within three years, she had recorded three best-selling albums and had embarked on a tour of southern US campuses, playing to integrated audiences in an era of segregation. When Time magazine chronicled the folk revival in November 1962, her portrait was on the cover. Her voice was “as lustrous and rich as old gold.” She has mentored generations of singer-songwriters, most famously Bob Dylan.
Now approaching 80, Baez has stepped down from the stage following a worldwide farewell tour and a final Grammy-nominated album. The Last Leaf is a celebration of a timeless figure whose music and influence will endure long after her voice is silenced.
Marketing Plan
BROADCAST
ResonanceFM Liz Thomson to co-host Gianluca Tramontana’s radio show, TX tbc
Newstalk Talking History Interview on 8th Nov.
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Folk Show Interview on 4th October.
Talk Radio Europe Interview, 2nd October.
Folk Radio magazine News story about upcoming release AND review.
Isis Review – Isis is magazine devoted to all things Bob Dylan.
Ham & High Interview, date tbc.
ONLINE
Music-News.com Running competition on publication.
Americana UK For review.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781786750969 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
Featured Reviews
Mack P, Reviewer
Joan Baez is perhaps one of my favourite artists, who's music and activism touches me a lot. I was very lucky to have seen her live in London during her farewell tour with my mother, who introduced me to her music.
Internationally known for her angelic voice and decades of activism for peace and equality, I hope that books like this will give her even more recognition. She deserves all of it.
Librarian 22381
Joan Baez started her career at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. She has become an icon, almost as well known for her pacifist philosophies as her music. This biography is well written and thorough, showing the roots of her political activism, and revealing how she interacted with other musicians and contemporaries. If you love her music or enjoy music biographies, you will definitely want to read this one. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.
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