Baez

[bahy-ez, bahy-iz]

noun

1. Joan, born 1941, U.S. folk singer.

Baez

/ ˈbaɪɛz /

noun

1. Joan . born 1941, US rock and folk singer and songwriter, noted for the pure quality of her voice and for her committed pacifist and protest songs

Example Sentences

As state Senate leader four decades later, Burton joined folk singer Joan Baez at a protest of President George W. Bush’s impending invasion of Iraq.

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“If a Parent who, based on religious beliefs, requests in writing to opt their child out of participation in English Language Arts storybooks with LGBTQ+ themes, this request should be honored for the school year in which it was submitted,” Chief Academic Officer Frances Baez wrote in an Aug. 15 memo to elementary principals.

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By about 1966, even the early 1960s folk revival, which brought us Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, was being rendered obsolete by the British invasion led by the Beatles and Rolling Stones, which in turn gave way to acid rock, blues rock, heavy metal and their numerous offshoots.

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In contrast to “Bonanza,” a western drama series that aired in the same time slot on NBC, “The Smothers Brothers” appealed to a younger demographic and featured biting satirical wit, social and political commentary, and popular musical guests like Pete Seeger and Joan Baez that reflected 1960s counterculture.

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It looks like Tanner Scott is the new Pedro Baéz.

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