50-Year Career Gives Joan Baez Plenty of Perspective

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About 15 years ago, Joan Baez decided there was nothing left for her to say -- at least musically. The musician who penned "Diamonds & Rust," and "Blessed Are ..." found that she was unable to write more songs.

"I don't know exactly what happened," says Baez, calling from her home in San Francisco in advance of her performance tonight at the Byham Theater. "I just stopped. Luckily, there was enough songwriting going on around me that I didn't feel that it was a necessity to write. I think if something started bubbling down there and felt the need to come out in the form of a song, I'd be happy to write it."

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50-Year Career Gives Joan Baez Plenty of Perspective

It's not as if Baez needs to say anything. During a career spanning 50 years, Baez, 68, became a voice of conscience, an advocate for civil and human ri...

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