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Joan Baez accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award at some stage within the 2019 Latin Grammy Special Merit Awards on Nov. 13, 2019 in Las Vegas.
Joan Baez is this yr’s recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, in recognition of her “groundbreaking profession and impact on humanitarian causes.”
The legendary folks singer, activist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will be inducted Aug. 16 at some stage in a virtual model of the Philadelphia Folks Competition.
The prize became established in 2014 and is given every yr to an artist who most captivating exemplifies the spirit and lifestyles work of Woody Guthrie by speaking for the much less lucky and serving as a decided power for social alternate.
Baez “has consistently been on the entrance lines within the fight for social justice, peace, and equality,” comments Woody Guthrie Heart Director Deana McCloud in an announcement.
We’re proud to mumble @joancbaez as the recipient of the 2020 Woody Guthrie Prize honoring her groundbreaking profession and impact on humanitarian causes.
The award will be presented to Baez at some stage in our segment of this yr’s virtual model of the @FolkPhilly on August 16. pic.twitter.com/tVyZG9Ck9t
— Woody Guthrie Heart (@WoodyGuthrieCtr) July 21, 2020
Baez joins past recipients of the award, including John Mellencamp, Kris Kristofferson, Mavis Staples, Pete Seeger and final yr’s winner, Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
“It has been my mission to spend my track as a express for folks who can no longer be heard or believe been silenced by fear and powerlessness,” Baez stated.
Baez’s 25th and closing studio album Whistle Down The Wind, her first new LP in almost about a decade, arrived in early 2018.
A Modern York native, Baez became inducted into the Rock Hall in 2017.
