I just realized I missed her birthday by two days but Happy Birthday to a lady who was singing in our house a lot when I was growing up (my mother liked her albums.) In honor of Joan's big day, I'm listening to her 2004 album BOWERY SONGS. It's a live album from a performance at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. It feels a fitting tribute since she's a Staten Island girl (who knew?) She's in exceptional voice on these recordings and I highly recommend them. It's the only Baez I own, actually, but I'm glad I have it; where else am I gonna find songs about deportees for that border mix CD?
