When they had the 1st Woman's March, after DJT was elected, there was a Baby Boomer Woman in the crowd with a sign that read, "I can't believe I have to march for this SH*T again." Never give up the fight my Sisters!
When Joan started talking about her relationship with Dr. King you could feel the energy in the room shift. Every person there hung on every word she said. It’s too bad she only had this one segment because she’s got lots of stories and of course lots of songs. It feels like a privilege to be alive at the same time as her. She really is history - in the best sense of the word, because she’s also the future.
Diamonds and Rust was played over and over until I got too sleepy to move the needle back. I grew up in west Tennessee in the 60s and 70s. So I had tears rolling down my face. I have been livid by the old white fascists in control of Tennessee for too long. Now I want to hug and thank them for shining light to whole world and showing everyone what they really are.
Good news: I do see natural wolesome stuff like this every day in the town where I live. I do realize that is exceptional as not all of us live in a community like that, where for the most part people are just being people and having honest hearts, no pretenses, no basesless hate, no keeping score. And when weird stuff happens, courage to say, no - right here and now in this grocery store, - I'm not going to stand and watch people being treated wrongly. Two grandmas taught me better, and I adore their names for it.
I still have the album. "Well I'll be damned, here comes your voice again" ... I loved imagining Dylan hunched over in some cold phone booth in the middle of nowhere, calling Joan.
More than 50 years ago, she showed up with her guitar and a folding chair on a soccer field at Sacramento State College to play music. We were incredibly fortunate to attend this open air casual performance.
In the 60's there was an enormous amount of physical meeting together. We talked on the phone now and then, yeah but wasn't a big deal. We met. We met over dinner, at cafes, at art installations. There was a sense of... _presence._ Any 'glue' today would have to be mostly via cell-phones, tex-msgs, zoom, face-time, twitter, FB. This is ersatz glue. It works, after a Matrix fashion, but it's evanescent. You go from one medium to another to another, you put down one, pick up another, each evaporating into the void when it's done with.
Definitely a silver lining to the villainous nature of the Tennessee GQP. They unwanted attention that brought on themselves is widespread and beautiful.
@@Africa-ky1bg Right! He's probably cringing now, too. He's from the South. Doesn't he know "We shall overcome"? I was at a local Labour Day picnic (Kingston, Ontario) a few years ago and the band leader said that the next song would be "What Side Are You On?:" by Pete Seegar. I went up to him after the band finished its set and corrected him. He said he'd give a correction when they played next. He never did.
My Parents & I watched the March On Washington on TV as it happened. By the end of the day, all three of us were overwhelmed & spent with emotion having cried through most of the speeches & songs. Ms. Baez has been a champion of freedom, justice, & rights since I first saw her walk onto a stage. I had the great opportunity to see Ms. Baez in concert, & I can't imagine anyone in the audience who was not touched by her words & sincerity. When I heard Baez sing Zoe Mulford's song, "The President Sang Amazing Grace", I lost it. Just writing about it, here, now, I'm crying. Please, My Brothers & Sisters, NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT For Freedom, Justice, & Rights For All!
Stephen's question seemed to usher a moment of discomfort with the truth of white privilege. In order for things to be equal white privilege can't exist, but like a friend said, "who would want to give up their white privilege". I see this moment as a shadow of the 60's and every movement for equality; will things settle back into the same old white privilege systems of hypocrisy, a bit more comfortable and a little less guilty because "things are getting better ". I can't help but note though that the mere thought of inequality for them sends some white people into an insurrection mob that wants to end democracy and abolish the constitution. Are these the hypocrites or are they really the ones willing to admit the truth?
I owe this woman so much... reading one of her books helped me to overcome my fear of coming out (back in the 1990s)... I studied Political Science because of her... I turned an activist because of her... I did my PhD on her... the Inspiration I got from Joan shaped and yes, saved my life... thank you Joan!
Wow, what an endorsement! 👍 You really need to write her a "fan letter" to inform her how much she influenced the trajectory of your life. I'm sure she would be happy to receive it, and she might even write you back. 😊🙏🌈
@@markmh835 I did... 20 years ago... her mother Joan Sr. replied... handwritten letter... saying her daughter really appreciates my gratitude... plus an autographed photo...
@@markusjaegerliteratur -- Good for you! I'm sure Joan is too busy to read all these comments here on Stephen Colbert's channel, but I wish she would because they are all filled with praise and love. And yours, sir, is by far the best. 😊👍❤🌈
I was thirteen in 1968 and a friend who was part of what became the LGBT movement opened my mind with the music of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Melanaie Safka, and others and I have followed the path towards always fighting for equality for all those who are oppressed.
I was 10! My parents were not political as my dad, a US born citizen, was caught up in the Nazi Occupation while meeting Grandma in Transylvania! Yet, I knew this event was happening!
The one she did in Carmel Valley? I went there after graduation from high school and really enjoyed it. I have been Buddhist since my teens so I knew meditation. I enjoyed the walks the group took together and talking with everyone.
Joan Baez has been an inspiration to me since 1960. I remember joining my very light-skinned POC roomie in the country club pool for a "pee-in" instead of a sit-in. Joan Baez and Justin Jones singing together is powerful and iconic.
I've grown old with her music and message. We were dreamers, hearing music others closed their ears to. We've grown cynical over the decades, but the dream never faded. I bow to The First Lady of Protest Songs, Her Majesty, Queen Joan. ❤
@@shirleyrombough8173 She did in that segment and that´s rare. Please keep up with her career progression: she retired 2 years ago. You wouldn´t ask a retired dancer to dance, and I guess this is the same.
I'm another 1940s kid and have been listening to Joan Baez since I was a young teenager. I was a real protest song fan and used to sing her stuff with friends sitting around on bean bags in coffee lounges. It seems so long ago. Listening to her sing with Justin had me in goosebumps. When Stephen asked how it felt to sing with Justin I felt a deep sense of distress that we are still not there yet.
@@virginiaf.5764 As a Gen X, I felt cynical and down in the dumps: She had a similar discourse of hope with the high school kids that protested against guns after Parkland (Emma Gonzalez, etc..) She thought they may be the glue too... Years afterwards Americans are at a worse point in history in terms of gun control, mass shootings, mental health, and political division...
Every time I listen to Bob Dylan's "Hurricane" I cry & I think... the only thing that has changed over the years is that instead of police arresting Black Men, they are shooting Black Men dead. That fact doesn't cause me distress; it causes me deep-seated anger. I still remember watching the news, on TV, about the 3 Freedom Riders in Mississippi who were killed, by the KKK, in 1964 (I was 6) because they had the gall to come there with the intention to register Black people to vote. RIP- Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, & James Chaney.
I wish she could be on more often. She has so many wonderful stories to tell and it is so interesting to listen to her. What a wonderful woman she is and how she has blessed my own life too since I was a teenager in boarding school when she began to sing. It is such a pleasure to see a woman who is just plain goodness through and through. Thank you, Joan, for all the happy days!
As a college student in the early '60s, I got to see her in a Cincinnati concert hall. I've always been a jazz fan, never into the folk scene, but I found her incredibly magnetic onstage. More than sixty years later, I appreciate what she has done for her country and the world.
Damn, that’s cool, man! My mother talks fondly about seeing Simon & Garfunkel live at the Univ of Rochester in the mid-60s. They had two stools, two microphones, a few of Simon’s guitars, some of Garf’s percussion instruments. She said it’s still the greatest live concert she’s ever seen.
One thing that got me through the pandemic was watching UA-cam videos of Joan Baez performing with Earl Scruggs in her living room in the early 70's. One of the most honest, at home things you can find on the internet
I was obsessed with Joan’s rendition of the Phil Ochs song “There But For Fortune’ when I was a young teenager in the 1969’s. It was one of the most profound influences on my life.
Aside from her work in civil rights, which is totally admirable, Joan Baez has always been an insanely talented musician and singer. She should get more credit for this.
I am too young to have witnessed her marching with Dr. King, but I was fortunate enough to see her in concert right after Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995. After the concert we hung around the stage door, and when she came out she saw me in my tie dye jerry shirt, and gave me the biggest hug. it was the best hug I have ever gotten, and all she said was she missed him too, which caused me to cry even more. He was a musician I admired, but to Joan he was a friend. For her to see my pain, and recognize it, as well as compare it positiviely to her own, at his passing, that blew me away. She was and is amazing.
Joan is a lovely sweet soul, with a beautiful heart & singing voice. It was & has been my pleasure to both hear her sing live & to meet her in person. A true shinning star.
Absolutely LOVE Joan Baez! She became one of the singers I so enjoyed trying to sing her songs. Especially love listening to her songs in Spanish. I purchased an album of all Spanish songs to give to my parents. At eighty-two, she’s still as quick whited and sharp as ever. Thank you for finally interviewing her.
Navy Family! I love her jacket too! By the way Jimmy Carter was a graduate ofthe US Naval Academy! One of the "Few Good Men" an "Officer & a Gentleman"! MARYLANDER here! ⚓⛵🌅⛵⚓🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I love Justin Jones, and have had the honor and joy of knowing him for almost a decade now. He exudes such humanity, kindness, honesty and decency that it amazes me. I am so happy he and Joan Baez met the way they did; it is like a sign from the Universe to us all, but especially to the younger generation. Keep hope alive, keep the dream alive, keep working for justice, equality and freedom. Say no to racism, fascism, bigotry of all kinds, ecological destruction and war. Say no, with words and actions. I was lucky to be at the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington when I was just two years older than Justin Jones. It was a moving experience that I haven't forgotten, and I happened to be marching quite near Stevie Wonder, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. I remember once when I saw Joan Baez in concert at an open air venue, it started to thunderstorm. All the people in the front rows of seats ran for cover and my friends and I were able to get in the front row. Joan kept singing, fearlessly, and we were rapt. Fearlessly, Justin Jones moves forward here in Tennessee, together with Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson and the thousands of us Tennesseans who want and deserve a better state. Join in this movement, wherever you are, for a better future for all the people of the world.
I have seen Ms. Baez 3 times - twice in Helena and once in Bozeman. She is the ultimate performer with a voice like honey plus grace and style. She is a gift to the world. I grew up in the 60s and can't imagine that world without her.
Joan knows, old songs do matter, and can turn things around, gracious and talented in a Captain's coat due to the fact, she's the Captain of her own life!
Wow! What a surprise! I have to admit I didn't know Joan Baez was still alive, but certainly very happy to see she's not only alive but in good health and still out there kicking butt! One of my favs for many years. I had the privilege of seeing her live when I was about 19 or so, and I'm 70 now! Very happy to know she's still out and about. Steven, you need to have her on again. She's a vastly experienced and wise voice for these times!
How cool would it be for people to not even know whether you're still alive, and then come out singing strong like she just did?! She needs to go on my "if I could have dinner with anyone list." 😉
There are no accidents. They were meant to meet at the airport, Joan being the connection between past and present human rights legends. Love it! Love you Joan! Love you Stephen!
The Tennessee Three’s recent journey was the catalyst for me to UA-cam binge on Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Argo Guthrie, Paul Robison… and my playlist goes on. I hope they help bring hope, music, and joy back to the Revolution.
What a joy to see Joan Baez. I met her after a show in my hometown back east when I was fifteen. She was as down to earth as can be hugged me and my friend and made sure we had a ride home. She looks freakin' amazing!
This is why I stay tuned because we are the glue, we must stand with the children, always ! We stand with the kids, not the guns! It must be fixed, the guns have to go! We don’t need them, they are weapons of war, we are a country that shouldn’t be at war with each other
My son was working "OPs" at a venue here in North Carolina when Joan Baez was doing her last tour. He relayed to me a story that he passed her back stage and said, "how are you doing?" as he passed her by she turned and gave him a big smile and wave back saying, "I'm fine how are you?" like they were old friends. He did not think much of it until he got back home and I told him what a great songwriter and civil rights activist she was and still is. Lucky kid.
What's N Carolina like these days? As a Canadian, I got hired on as a teacher way back when Bush was elected to a 2nd term. It was a tough year, but I loved the natural beauty of the State. I was in a little, dusty town called Dunn, about 1/2 hour outside Raleigh. Do you know it? The politics were super conservative which was a huge cultural shift fo rme.
Seeing her book on drawing upside down put me in mind of learning many years ago that it's a well known drawing technique. If you are having trouble getting the shape right, especially of an animal you don't often see, draw it upside down. My wife and young son and I used to go to a coffee shop that had paper on the tables and cups of crayons for drawing. I'd sit opposite my son and draw giraffes and camels and things so he could see them from his side. Turns out it works.
Nothing like a beautiful woman who has lived all her life giving, talking, sharing, singing, and honoring nothing but the truth and freedom for all!! I grew up with this woman, and I cherish her!! I thank you Joan Baez, for being who you are a woman for all people!!!
In the late 70's, watched the beautiful Joan Baez sing outside on the grounds of Marienberg Fortress on a hill overlooking Wurzburg, Germany. Her clear voice ringing out in the night over the city was something to behold. Quite the memory.
Oh Ms Baez, how wonderful it is to see you. You are one of the fighters, I watched on TV, as a child. The news footage was horrific & you fighters, helped me process what was happening. It was because of all of you, it was covered on TV news & people got to see the real horror of it. Thank you for what you do 🥰
First saw Joan at the Philly Folk Fest in the 60's with my parents. Grew up hearing and listening to her music. My dad sang and played her music and later taught me to play. We used to sing and play together. Was fortunate to see Joan in concert again about 10 years ago. She still sounded amazing!!
Oh how I longed to come up to Big Sur in the early 70’s! But my youth, lack of worldly experience and the experience of asserting myself prevented me. Joan Baez, not only your music but also your entire being is an inspiration. Bless you for existing!
Reading these comments is like finding a tribe. I cherish my vinyl albums of Joan Baez and aspired to be like her when I sang &played guitar.. The passage of time has brought a new generation challenging things to march for and against. How appropriate that Justin Jones meet Joan Baez while making a transition in an airport. Kismet at its finest. ❤️
More people need to know about this hero, her music was perfect, her voice angelic, and her activism changed the trajectory of social justice. No one that has ever lived deserves more respect then this Queen
She was great then, she's still great now. From our generation, we've all grown up and grown older together and yet we haven't changed a hell of a lot. Maybe, just a bit wiser, but we're still who we were when we first saw her and Bob. I'm glad I was here to see it. Thanks Joan!
I met her 8 years ago at a restaurant in Woodside Ca. I waited a while and went to her table and thanked her for all her beautiful songs and voice that rocked my youth. She smiled at me and handed me her hand to shake with a thank you. I felt very honored.
Back in 1985 or 1986, I was living in Chicago as a young law student and Joan was doing a one-night-only concert at Orchestra Hall, the home of the Chicago Symphony. I desperately wanted to go but found it difficult to find a friend interested in going with me. When we got there and found our seats, I was amazed that Orchestra Hall was not sold out and there were plenty of empty seats. What was wrong with people?!?! Well, there were many other entertainment options and sporting events going on that night. Joan herself took note of that from the stage, opening her concert by thanking the audience for coming when there were so many other things to choose from: "you could have gone to several other concerts, plays, ballgames, comedy clubs -- but no, you all chose to come hear the aging hippy sing!" (She was in her mid-40s then.) That line got a big laugh. Needless to say, the concert was transcendent, and she spoke so lovingly and with hope for our nation in the midst of the Reagan years and the AIDS pandemic. Joan Baez radiates hope -- that's why people love her. I will never forget that night.
Your story surprises me. I had the pleasure of attending many Joan Baez concerts throughout the 70's, 80's , 90's and 00's and an empty seat was a very rare thing to see. In fact, if you wanted tickets you usually had to move fast after the concert was announced. Maybe it's just the difference between Boston and Chicago.
Thank you, Joan Baez. Meeting you in 1967 when I was a kid and you sang to us in day camp down the road from your family home has touched me my entire life. You had just cut your long black hair…. So did I. We Shall Overcome Some Day.❤
Still looks amazingly vibrant for 82. Definitely aged very well...doesn't look as old as her years. Oh, imagine the things she's seen, heard and influenced over the generations. She is legend.
I had never heard of this beautiful lady until I saw her on Instagram singing with one of the Justin’s. We shall overcome is one of my favorite fight for Justice songs. Had no idea that she wrote it.
Hi from Scotland. Joan is one of those people and artists that everyone should listen too and know and then feel instantly better. Then pay it forwards
Sometimes 'legend' isn't a grand enough word.
well said
Word
Right on.
Correct!
Truth! God made that meeting happen, to charge them both
OMG! Can we hear it for women in their 80s?? She is fabulous. Always was. Always will be!
❤
When they had the 1st Woman's March, after DJT was elected, there was a Baby Boomer Woman in the crowd with a sign that read, "I can't believe I have to march for this SH*T again." Never give up the fight my Sisters!
@Joseph Brown It's so unfortunate that she can no longer sing. Thankfully, we have her films & albums to listen to.
@@dee_dee_place I was holding that sign. Still can't believe we're still here #nevergiveup
Amen!!!
When Joan started talking about her relationship with Dr. King you could feel the energy in the room shift. Every person there hung on every word she said. It’s too bad she only had this one segment because she’s got lots of stories and of course lots of songs. It feels like a privilege to be alive at the same time as her. She really is history - in the best sense of the word, because she’s also the future.
Diamonds and Rust was played over and over until I got too sleepy to move the needle back. I grew up in west Tennessee in the 60s and 70s. So I had tears rolling down my face. I have been livid by the old white fascists in control of Tennessee for too long. Now I want to hug and thank them for shining light to whole world and showing everyone what they really are.
F Ec
Well said.
Definitely an international treasure.
So there is a lot of trouble and crazynes - she stands for hope, truth and the believe that things can getting better. I love her.
Joan Baez never wavered, never flinched. I have nothing but admiration for her.
The airport story is the most natural, wholesome thing in the world! What we need these days.
Yes indeed
The All will make it happen.
Good news: I do see natural wolesome stuff like this every day in the town where I live. I do realize that is exceptional as not all of us live in a community like that, where for the most part people are just being people and having honest hearts, no pretenses, no basesless hate, no keeping score. And when weird stuff happens, courage to say, no - right here and now in this grocery store, - I'm not going to stand and watch people being treated wrongly. Two grandmas taught me better, and I adore their names for it.
What a beautiful moment to behold. Of course! Joan and Justin would meet!
#Power2ThePeople
Diamonds and Rust is, to this day... a billion year later... one of my favorite songs ever. It holds up!
My all time favorite song.
Mine too. Never gets old.
I still have the album. "Well I'll be damned, here comes your voice again" ... I loved imagining Dylan hunched over in some cold phone booth in the middle of nowhere, calling Joan.
The album wasn’t bad either all good songs
Mine, too❤
More than 50 years ago, she showed up with her guitar and a folding chair on a soccer field at Sacramento State College to play music. We were incredibly fortunate to attend this open air casual performance.
wow
I was there in the 60s, and I thought the same thing when I heard Justin Jones speak. Maybe they can be the glue that pulls us all together again.
In the 60's there was an enormous amount of physical meeting together. We talked on the phone now and then, yeah but wasn't a big deal. We met. We met over dinner, at cafes, at art installations. There was a sense of... _presence._
Any 'glue' today would have to be mostly via cell-phones, tex-msgs, zoom, face-time, twitter, FB. This is ersatz glue. It works, after a Matrix fashion, but it's evanescent. You go from one medium to another to another, you put down one, pick up another, each evaporating into the void when it's done with.
Definitely a silver lining to the villainous nature of the Tennessee GQP. They unwanted attention that brought on themselves is widespread and beautiful.
Amen to that, I see the future president of one of them.
❤❤❤ this 67 year old activist in Tasmania Australia crying happy tears. Marching to Freedomland is the song
That means a lot. 😢 ✊🏽🇺🇸
DITTO ! Surprised at Stephen's
faux pas
@@Africa-ky1bg Right! He's probably cringing now, too. He's from the South. Doesn't he know "We shall overcome"? I was at a local Labour Day picnic (Kingston, Ontario) a few years ago and the band leader said that the next song would be "What Side Are You On?:" by Pete Seegar. I went up to him after the band finished its set and corrected him. He said he'd give a correction when they played next. He never did.
My Parents & I watched the March On Washington on TV as it happened.
By the end of the day, all three of us were overwhelmed & spent with emotion having cried through most of the speeches & songs.
Ms. Baez has been a champion of freedom, justice, & rights since I first saw her walk onto a stage.
I had the great opportunity to see Ms. Baez in concert, & I can't imagine anyone in the audience who was not touched by her words & sincerity.
When I heard Baez sing Zoe Mulford's song, "The President Sang Amazing Grace", I lost it. Just writing about it, here, now, I'm crying.
Please, My Brothers & Sisters, NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT For Freedom, Justice, & Rights For All!
With a Peter Paul and Mary
Irony, I've a cousin named Dee Dee. I was 8 days old on that day and had my own demands. 🍼
Stephen's question seemed to usher a moment of discomfort with the truth of white privilege. In order for things to be equal white privilege can't exist, but like a friend said, "who would want to give up their white privilege". I see this moment as a shadow of the 60's and every movement for equality; will things settle back into the same old white privilege systems of hypocrisy, a bit more comfortable and a little less guilty because "things are getting better ". I can't help but note though that the mere thought of inequality for them sends some white people into an insurrection mob that wants to end democracy and abolish the constitution. Are these the hypocrites or are they really the ones willing to admit the truth?
Well Said !!!
Well said Dee Dee...😊
I owe this woman so much... reading one of her books helped me to overcome my fear of coming out (back in the 1990s)... I studied Political Science because of her... I turned an activist because of her... I did my PhD on her... the Inspiration I got from Joan shaped and yes, saved my life... thank you Joan!
and I read your PhD!
@@thaliasghost The world is a village 🤗
Wow, what an endorsement! 👍 You really need to write her a "fan letter" to inform her how much she influenced the trajectory of your life. I'm sure she would be happy to receive it, and she might even write you back. 😊🙏🌈
@@markmh835 I did... 20 years ago... her mother Joan Sr. replied... handwritten letter... saying her daughter really appreciates my gratitude... plus an autographed photo...
@@markusjaegerliteratur -- Good for you! I'm sure Joan is too busy to read all these comments here on Stephen Colbert's channel, but I wish she would because they are all filled with praise and love. And yours, sir, is by far the best. 😊👍❤🌈
I was thirteen in 1968 and a friend who was part of what became the LGBT movement opened my mind with the music of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Melanaie Safka, and others and I have followed the path towards always fighting for equality for all those who are oppressed.
Gay man here... born 1976 in homophobic Austria... Joan is one of the main inspirations for me to (literally) survive my coming out...
@@markusjaegerliteratur God bless you for surviving through those times 🙏🌈
I was also 13 and wished I could be independent enuf to participate. Wished with all my heart
also 13!
I was 10! My parents were not political as my dad, a US born citizen, was caught up in the Nazi Occupation while meeting Grandma in Transylvania! Yet, I knew this event was happening!
Grew up with her and her sisters and her School of Nonviolence. Learned to meditate with them. Profound gratitude.💙💙💙💙
My graduation present from high school was spending a week at her school for nonviolence
I had no idea she had a School of Nonviolence. Not at all surprised she's a meditator though.
The one she did in Carmel Valley? I went there after graduation from high school and really enjoyed it. I have been Buddhist since my teens so I knew meditation. I enjoyed the walks the group took together and talking with everyone.
Hi please can i ask you a question
Joan Baez has been an inspiration to me since 1960. I remember joining my very light-skinned POC roomie in the country club pool for a "pee-in" instead of a sit-in. Joan Baez and Justin Jones singing together is powerful and iconic.
A pee in at a country club pool, that's lovely.
I've grown old with her music and message. We were dreamers, hearing music others closed their ears to. We've grown cynical over the decades, but the dream never faded. I bow to The First Lady of Protest Songs, Her Majesty, Queen Joan. ❤
Aa
YES! Me too. Bob.
She is a synonym of Justice, Freedom and Equal Rights for over 60 years ......a Legend in her own Right....Joan Baez is and will be a Legend!!...
Hi please can i ask you a question
We need her nowadays!!! This is great!!!!!
True, but the torch needs to be passed as well.
Seeing Joan Baez just makes me want to cry. Hearing her talk about Dr. King and also embrace the young Tenn. representative who was just reinstated.
She is history.
I wish she would have sung.
@@shirleyrombough8173 She did in that segment and that´s rare. Please keep up with her career progression: she retired 2 years ago. You wouldn´t ask a retired dancer to dance, and I guess this is the same.
Love Joan, She's one of my personal favorite heros, Her work is such an inspiration
I'm another 1940s kid and have been listening to Joan Baez since I was a young teenager. I was a real protest song fan and used to sing her stuff with friends sitting around on bean bags in coffee lounges. It seems so long ago. Listening to her sing with Justin had me in goosebumps. When Stephen asked how it felt to sing with Justin I felt a deep sense of distress that we are still not there yet.
Distress is the perfect word for it. As a boomer, it's incredible to witness the backward slide we're in.
Me too. What happened to our generation that I thought was going to do amazing things for the world.😢
@@virginiaf.5764 As a Gen X, I felt cynical and down in the dumps: She had a similar discourse of hope with the high school kids that protested against guns after Parkland (Emma Gonzalez, etc..) She thought they may be the glue too... Years afterwards Americans are at a worse point in history in terms of gun control, mass shootings, mental health, and political division...
Every time I listen to Bob Dylan's "Hurricane" I cry & I think... the only thing that has changed over the years is that instead of police arresting Black Men, they are shooting Black Men dead. That fact doesn't cause me distress; it causes me deep-seated anger.
I still remember watching the news, on TV, about the 3 Freedom Riders in Mississippi who were killed, by the KKK, in 1964 (I was 6) because they had the gall to come there with the intention to register Black people to vote.
RIP- Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, & James Chaney.
@@virginiaf.5764 Yeah! We are the true conservatives. We want to keep what we've got and strengthen it.
I wish she could be on more often. She has so many wonderful stories to tell and it is so interesting to listen to her. What a wonderful woman she is and how she has blessed my own life too since I was a teenager in boarding school when she began to sing. It is such a pleasure to see a woman who is just plain goodness through and through. Thank you, Joan, for all the happy days!
Hi please can i ask you a question
One of the best concert performers I have ever experienced. She has made the world a much better place.
This is just spectacular. What an amazing person and an inspiration to us all.
She's 82 and still has a great voice! The US has come a long way since the 60s, but still has a long way to go. She truly is history!
Joan Baez still sings with a passion that give us all hope, as relevant now as 60 years ago.
As a college student in the early '60s, I got to see her in a Cincinnati concert hall. I've always been a jazz fan, never into the folk scene, but I found her incredibly magnetic onstage. More than sixty years later, I appreciate what she has done for her country and the world.
Damn, that’s cool, man! My mother talks fondly about seeing Simon & Garfunkel live at the Univ of Rochester in the mid-60s. They had two stools, two microphones, a few of Simon’s guitars, some of Garf’s percussion instruments. She said it’s still the greatest live concert she’s ever seen.
One thing that got me through the pandemic was watching UA-cam videos of Joan Baez performing with Earl Scruggs in her living room in the early 70's. One of the most honest, at home things you can find on the internet
I was obsessed with Joan’s rendition of the Phil Ochs song “There But For Fortune’ when I was a young teenager in the 1969’s.
It was one of the most profound influences on my life.
Aside from her work in civil rights, which is totally admirable, Joan Baez has always been an insanely talented musician and singer. She should get more credit for this.
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She transcends music. ✊🏽
I am too young to have witnessed her marching with Dr. King, but I was fortunate enough to see her in concert right after Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995. After the concert we hung around the stage door, and when she came out she saw me in my tie dye jerry shirt, and gave me the biggest hug. it was the best hug I have ever gotten, and all she said was she missed him too, which caused me to cry even more. He was a musician I admired, but to Joan he was a friend. For her to see my pain, and recognize it, as well as compare it positiviely to her own, at his passing, that blew me away. She was and is amazing.
Joan is a lovely sweet soul, with a beautiful heart & singing voice.
It was & has been my pleasure to both hear her sing live & to meet her in person.
A true shinning star.
How brilliant for Stephen to have had her on his show. He has all the good guys.
How lucky were you to have met Ms Baez. She is a national treasure ✌️
@@kimberleykochel4785 An International lovely treasure. ☮
Absolutely LOVE Joan Baez! She became one of the singers I so enjoyed trying to sing her songs. Especially love listening to her songs in Spanish. I purchased an album of all Spanish songs to give to my parents. At eighty-two, she’s still as quick whited and sharp as ever. Thank you for finally interviewing her.
I loved her songs in Spanish, and those that refer to Latin culture. There was one: "And
..."and the lion still roars in the barranca..." Doeddy 0000
"and the lion still roars in the barranca..."
"Gracias a la Vida", written by Violeta Parra.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Yes. LP "Gracias a la Vida" ..... Baez always sang beautifully in Spanish..right from the get-go.
Joan is amazing woman and musician!!!!
I love Joanie’s Navy Officer jacket. She is such a fashion icon!❤❤ What an incredible woman she has always been.
She looks fabulous!
And her bright red nails! OMG! ❤
Navy Family! I love her jacket too! By the way Jimmy Carter was a graduate ofthe US Naval Academy! One of the "Few Good Men" an "Officer & a Gentleman"! MARYLANDER here! ⚓⛵🌅⛵⚓🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
One of THE BEST guests Colbert has ever had. Super cool that she met/sang with Justin. Love you Joan!♥
I love Justin Jones, and have had the honor and joy of knowing him for almost a decade now. He exudes such humanity, kindness, honesty and decency that it amazes me. I am so happy he and Joan Baez met the way they did; it is like a sign from the Universe to us all, but especially to the younger generation. Keep hope alive, keep the dream alive, keep working for justice, equality and freedom. Say no to racism, fascism, bigotry of all kinds, ecological destruction and war. Say no, with words and actions.
I was lucky to be at the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington when I was just two years older than Justin Jones. It was a moving experience that I haven't forgotten, and I happened to be marching quite near Stevie Wonder, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
I remember once when I saw Joan Baez in concert at an open air venue, it started to thunderstorm. All the people in the front rows of seats ran for cover and my friends and I were able to get in the front row. Joan kept singing, fearlessly, and we were rapt.
Fearlessly, Justin Jones moves forward here in Tennessee, together with Justin Pearson, Gloria Johnson and the thousands of us Tennesseans who want and deserve a better state. Join in this movement, wherever you are, for a better future for all the people of the world.
I have seen Ms. Baez 3 times - twice in Helena and once in Bozeman. She is the ultimate performer with a voice like honey plus grace and style. She is a gift to the world. I grew up in the 60s and can't imagine that world without her.
She not only "is history", but continues to roll with the times and remain as relevant as ever. 😻✌
Such an accurate comment about her being history! I couldn't have thought of a better one myself!
Rare to see Stephen so starstruck
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Joan Baez always such a class act!
Love Joan and her commitment to social justice, civil rights and non-violence. The Queen of folk.. her beautiful voice touches your soul 🌻💛
Joan knows, old songs do matter, and can turn things around, gracious and talented in a Captain's coat due to the fact, she's the Captain of her own life!
She’s beyond legend. And no 82 year old should look so amazing. She looks and sounds so young!!
Maybe it comes from being a truth teller. If more of us Americans followed Joan Baez's example. I bet they'd be a lot happier
This is what I'm looking forward to in my life!
Being 80 and being a story, a novel, history 😊
I adore this woman!
One of the few last example of a real Diva ! Thank You for all the emotions and for what you've done!
You made my day, Stephen. I love you.❤
Siimply the best protest singer ever, big fan
Wow! What a surprise! I have to admit I didn't know Joan Baez was still alive, but certainly very happy to see she's not only alive but in good health and still out there kicking butt! One of my favs for many years. I had the privilege of seeing her live when I was about 19 or so, and I'm 70 now! Very happy to know she's still out and about. Steven, you need to have her on again. She's a vastly experienced and wise voice for these times!
How cool would it be for people to not even know whether you're still alive, and then come out singing strong like she just did?!
She needs to go on my "if I could have dinner with anyone list." 😉
There are no accidents. They were meant to meet at the airport, Joan being the connection between past and present human rights legends. Love it! Love you Joan! Love you Stephen!
The Tennessee Three’s recent journey was the catalyst for me to UA-cam binge on Joan Baez, Pete Seeger and Argo Guthrie, Paul Robison… and my playlist goes on. I hope they help bring hope, music, and joy back to the Revolution.
What a joy to see Joan Baez. I met her after a show in my hometown back east when I was fifteen. She was as down to earth as can be hugged me and my friend and made sure we had a ride home. She looks freakin' amazing!
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This is why I stay tuned because we are the glue, we must stand with the children, always ! We stand with the kids, not the guns! It must be fixed, the guns have to go! We don’t need them, they are weapons of war, we are a country that shouldn’t be at war with each other
Joan is a living legend!!!
i saw her at my school in 69!! albuquerque, nm
What a time in our history for Joan Baez to reappear. Welcome, back, Joan. Your country needs you!
Such a good segment.. great music, great guest, great discussion, great interaction, great host
Extremely uplifting as a boomer...glad I caught it.
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Legend! Welcoming the new generation! Wow!
My son was working "OPs" at a venue here in North Carolina when Joan Baez was doing her last tour. He relayed to me a story that he passed her back stage and said, "how are you doing?" as he passed her by she turned and gave him a big smile and wave back saying, "I'm fine how are you?" like they were old friends. He did not think much of it until he got back home and I told him what a great songwriter and civil rights activist she was and still is. Lucky kid.
What's N Carolina like these days? As a Canadian, I got hired on as a teacher way back when Bush was elected to a 2nd term. It was a tough year, but I loved the natural beauty of the State. I was in a little, dusty town called Dunn, about 1/2 hour outside Raleigh. Do you know it? The politics were super conservative which was a huge cultural shift fo rme.
@@meghan42 I know it. I went to UNC-Chapel Hill. It really is a beautiful state and I miss my hometown, but not the politics. The politics are crazy.
Seeing her book on drawing upside down put me in mind of learning many years ago that it's a well known drawing technique. If you are having trouble getting the shape right, especially of an animal you don't often see, draw it upside down. My wife and young son and I used to go to a coffee shop that had paper on the tables and cups of crayons for drawing. I'd sit opposite my son and draw giraffes and camels and things so he could see them from his side. Turns out it works.
Nothing like a beautiful woman who has lived all her life giving, talking, sharing, singing, and honoring nothing but the truth and freedom for all!! I grew up with this woman, and I cherish her!! I thank you Joan Baez, for being who you are a woman for all people!!!
I played her albums over and over again. Love, love her!
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Joan Baez is history that's speaking to you, right now. Her fight is our fight, and it isn't over.
Doesn’t look like it ever is. Gets exhausting especially going backwards sometime. 💪🏽💙💜💚💚🧡🐬🐬🐬🐬
Wow! That's Joan Baez!.....and is still as amazing as ever. What a life she's had. What a leader she still is.
Thank you Joan and thank you Stephen
In the late 70's, watched the beautiful Joan Baez sing outside on the grounds of Marienberg Fortress on a hill overlooking Wurzburg, Germany. Her clear voice ringing out in the night over the city was something to behold. Quite the memory.
Transcendent. I am
fortunate to have an aunt who everyone agrees looks like her and shares her energy. I feel elevated just watching this one segment.
I was there. The music was the gliue.
And the spirit of the words of such as MLK & the lyrics of many songs, such as Joan's. I hear ya'!
Amazing woman. Thank you Stephen for having her as a guest and for your interviewing skill.
Oh Ms Baez, how wonderful it is to see you. You are one of the fighters, I watched on TV, as a child. The news footage was horrific & you fighters, helped me process what was happening. It was because of all of you, it was covered on TV news & people got to see the real horror of it. Thank you for what you do 🥰
First saw Joan at the Philly Folk Fest in the 60's with my parents. Grew up hearing and listening to her music. My dad sang and played her music and later taught me to play. We used to sing and play together. Was fortunate to see Joan in concert again about 10 years ago. She still sounded amazing!!
Oh how I longed to come up to Big Sur in the early 70’s! But my youth, lack of worldly experience and the experience of asserting myself prevented me. Joan Baez, not only your music but also your entire being is an inspiration. Bless you for existing!
Joan Baez continues to teach us how to age while becoming a younger, brighter and more beautiful soul. Amor e gratidão, forever, Ms Joan Baez.
One of my earliest musical influences and a truly incredible woman.
What an American treasure. WOW! And she is history...
Reading these comments is like finding a tribe. I cherish my vinyl albums of Joan Baez and aspired to be like her when I sang &played guitar.. The passage of time has brought a new generation challenging things to march for and against. How appropriate that Justin Jones meet Joan Baez while making a transition in an airport. Kismet at its finest. ❤️
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Met Joan a few years back at an Arlo Guthrie concert in Marin. She was so cool!
Joan Baez is a national treasure. She is history, and she is a legend. We're lucky to have her. Thanks for all you've accomplished, Joan Baez!
Dark Chords on a Big Guitar.
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I have seen her many times in concert and always amazing. Man she looks great at 82.
Love her too. My mother has an audio tape.
More people need to know about this hero, her music was perfect, her voice angelic, and her activism changed the trajectory of social justice. No one that has ever lived deserves more respect then this Queen
She was great then, she's still great now. From our generation, we've all grown up and grown older together and yet we haven't changed a hell of a lot. Maybe, just a bit wiser, but we're still who we were when we first saw her and Bob.
I'm glad I was here to see it. Thanks Joan!
I met her 8 years ago at a restaurant in Woodside Ca. I waited a while and went to her table and thanked her for all her beautiful songs and voice that rocked my youth. She smiled at me and handed me her hand to shake with a thank you. I felt very honored.
Back in 1985 or 1986, I was living in Chicago as a young law student and Joan was doing a one-night-only concert at Orchestra Hall, the home of the Chicago Symphony. I desperately wanted to go but found it difficult to find a friend interested in going with me. When we got there and found our seats, I was amazed that Orchestra Hall was not sold out and there were plenty of empty seats. What was wrong with people?!?! Well, there were many other entertainment options and sporting events going on that night. Joan herself took note of that from the stage, opening her concert by thanking the audience for coming when there were so many other things to choose from: "you could have gone to several other concerts, plays, ballgames, comedy clubs -- but no, you all chose to come hear the aging hippy sing!" (She was in her mid-40s then.) That line got a big laugh.
Needless to say, the concert was transcendent, and she spoke so lovingly and with hope for our nation in the midst of the Reagan years and the AIDS pandemic. Joan Baez radiates hope -- that's why people love her. I will never forget that night.
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Your story surprises me. I had the pleasure of attending many Joan Baez concerts throughout the 70's, 80's , 90's and 00's and an empty seat was a very rare thing to see. In fact, if you wanted tickets you usually had to move fast after the concert was announced. Maybe it's just the difference between Boston and Chicago.
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Same. I even put up with second-hand smoke to attend her concerts, since smoking was still permitted back then.
Love love Joan. I grew up with her music.❤❤
Thank you, Joan Baez. Meeting you in 1967 when I was a kid and you sang to us in day camp down the road from your family home has touched me my entire life. You had just cut your long black hair…. So did I. We Shall Overcome Some Day.❤
Fuck yeah!!!! Fuckin fuck yeah!!!!!
Joan is a total badass!
Of course coming from an ignorant moron like you
She is a LEGEND!
I will always love her ❤
Still looks amazingly vibrant for 82. Definitely aged very well...doesn't look as old as her years. Oh, imagine the things she's seen, heard and influenced over the generations. She is legend.
Made me cry. passing the torch......🔥
Joan Baez singing with Justin Jones made me cry. ♥
She still has the pipes
82 years young, folks. Absolute LEGEND!
I had never heard of this beautiful lady until I saw her on Instagram singing with one of the Justin’s. We shall overcome is one of my favorite fight for Justice songs. Had no idea that she wrote it.
Hi from Scotland. Joan is one of those people and artists that everyone should listen too and know and then feel instantly better. Then pay it forwards
7:21 might the Tennessee Three be the glue for a progressive civil rights movement 2.0?
We can hope, and hope that this one sticks. That we need a 2.0 is ... well, I don't know what it is. Scary maybe.
My thought exactly.