Following her performance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez recorded her first album for Vanguard Records, Joan Baez, which was produced by Fred Hellerman of the Weavers.  While not a big seller right away, it has been certified “gold”, as were Joan Baez, Vol. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert.  Her early studio albums were mostly collections of traditional folk ballads and blues songs sung in her lovely soprano voice.  However, Joan’s early concert albums were unusual in that they included new songs rather than traditional material or established songs. 

(February 2014)