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You are invited to be part of a special Amazon listening party. Get an exclusive preview of select tracks from Joan's upcoming American Masters documentary "Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound" here! Enjoy!

October 14th is the date that PBS's American Masters series premieres "Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound," the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle her life and career. This film examines Joan's history as a recording artist and performer, as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. The documentary's premiere television airing coincides with the DVD/CD release on October 13th, featuring bonus content and an audio soundtrack, in addition to rare performance footage, home videos and candid interviews with artists such as David Crosby, Bob Dylan, David Harris, Steve Earle, Reverend Jesse Jackson and Roger McGuinn. You can pre-order your own copy from Amazon: CD (soundtrack), DVD, or DVD/CD deluxe combo.

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Joan's song for the people of Iran.

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Twenty-two years after its original release, Joan's autobiography And A Voice To Sing With will be re-released as a trade paperback on July 21, 2009, by Simon & Schuster. Joan's is a journey of the spirit, told with intimacy and passion as she shares her introduction to folk music and her baptism as its first female star in the coffee houses of Cambridge, Massachusetts. She recounts her musical and personal entwinement with Bob Dylan; her marriage to David Harris, and their painful breakup; and the joy she found upon the birth of her son, Gabriel. With a new introduction by acclaimed music critic Anthony DeCurtis, this book is the story of an American cultural icon. Marked by the openness and vulnerability that have touched us in her music, and the passion and integrity that have informed her politics, this is a disarmingly frank and stirring memoir of the life and work of one of the most extraordinary performers of our time. You can pre-order yours at Amazon

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On April 28th, the Collector's Editions of both Gone From Danger and Ring Them Bells were released. Gone From Danger includes a bonus CD of Joan's 1997 performance on public radio's Mountain Stage. Joining Joan on eight of the ten songs from the album are Dar Williams, Sinead Lohan, Betty and Gene Elders, and Richard Shindell. Ring Them Bells (previously released in the UK), features an additional six tracks, including three solo songs, and one additional song with Tish Hinojosa, one additional song with Indigo Girls and one additional song with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Both Collector's Edition CDs are on Joan's label, Bobolink, and distributed by Razor & Tie.

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March 24 was the release date for Grammy-winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin's Journey To The New World, which includes the "Joan Baez Suite: Opus 144," a piece by John Duarte comprised of songs from Joan's early career: "Once I Had A Sweetheart," "Rambler Gambler," "House of the Rising Sun," "The Lily Of The West," "The Unquiet Grave," "Silkie," "Where Have All The Flowers Gone," "Rake and Rambling Boy,&" "Wildwood Flower," and "The Trees They Do Grow High." The Sony Classical label CD also features Joan's vocals on"I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger" and "Go 'Way From My Window." Click here to order from Amazon.

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Joan's new CD, DAY AFTER TOMORROW, is in stores (online and offline) now, on the Bobolink label (distributed by Razor & Tie). Produced by Steve Earle, the album includes "Day After Tomorrow" (Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan), as well as three songs by Steve Earle, two by Eliza Gilkyson, one each by Thea Gilmore, Patty Griffin, Diana Jones, and Elvis Costello/Joseph Henry Burnett ("Scarlet Tide").

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Joan and Steve on DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Joan Baez and Steve Earle discuss working together on Joan's CD, DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

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On July 22nd, Telarc Records released the new Maria Muldaur CD called Yes We Can! This album showcases the work of some of the most socially conscious songwriters of the past half-century, and along with Joan as a special guest, features appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Odetta, Jane Fonda, Holly Near and Phoebe Snow.

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Wildflower Records releases Born To The Breed: A Tribute To Judy Collins on October 14. Joan is among the 15 artists contributing a track, offering a beautiful version of Collins' "Since You've Asked."

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Look for Joan's guest appearance on the new Thea Gilmore CD, Liejacker. Joan duets with Thea on the song, "The Lower Road." And Thea returns the favor on Joan's Day After Tomorrow.

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On February 10, 2007, Joan was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award by NARAS (The Recording Academy). The following evening she appeared on the Grammy Awards television broadcast introducing a performance by the Dixie Chicks.

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