Carry It On
1972 · Vanguard VSD-79313 · USA
- Artist
- Joan Baez
- Title
- Carry It On
- Release
- Carry It On
- Year
- 1972
- Label
- Vanguard # VSD-79313
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
As discussed above, Joan Baez played an active and important role in the 1960s/70s protest and civil rights movement. She was born on Staten Island, New York, on 9 January 1941. Her father was born in Puebla, Mexico, and she has spoken of identifying with the Mexican-American community. (1) She joined in various forms of protest, such as the Draft Resistance, an organisation run by her then husband David Harris. Together they released a film about his imprisonment for draft evasion in 1970 called Carry It On. This soundtrack (Vanguard Records # VSD-79313) includes spoken-word extracts discussing the draft, and Baez performing live across the country.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 9 January 1941, Staten Island, New York, USA. Currently Woodside, California, USA
Themes
In collections
Draft Songs · Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs