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DVD

Joan Baez : how sweet the sound / a production of Thirteen for WNET.ORG Properties LLC and Razor & Tie Direct, LLC ; written & produced by Mark Spector & Mary Wharton ; directed by Mary Wharton.

Summary:

In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, How sweet the sound examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. Features interviews with David Crosby, Bob Dylan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Roger McGuinn, and others, as well as a candid conversation between Joan and ex-husband David Harris. Archival material includes: Baez's controversial journey to North Vietnam; her visit with Martin Luther King Jr. outside a California prison, where he offered his support after she was jailed for protesting the draft during the Vietnam War; and never-before-seen footage of Joan as a teenager performing at Club 47 in Cambridge, where her career was launched in 1958.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York] : Razor & Tie Direct, ©2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast as part of American masters. Bonus: Conversations with Joan Baez (Dar Williams, Bill Fegan and Bishop Earnest Palmer, Vaclav Havel, and Steve Earle).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, James Fideler ; editor, Kris Liem.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital.