Singer Joan Baez keeps her classic songs alive

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It really doesn’t matter that Joan Baez, by her own report, hasn’t written a song in 20 years.

With dozens of classic songs such as “Diamonds & Rust” and “Only Heaven Knows” in her songwriting catalog, why would more be needed? Add to that her incredible renditions of anthems such as “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and “We Shall Overcome,” and you can understand why she’s still heralded as the voice of a generation.

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