Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Diamonds and Rust" exists in two very different musical worlds. In one, it's a folk ballad written and performed by Joan Baez; in ...

We select some of the hardest-hitting one-liners from folk-rock cuts of 1975, including songs by Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell.

“Diamonds and Rust” exists in two very different musical worlds. In one, it’s a folk ballad written and performed by Joan Baez; in the other, it’s become a heavy metal anthem covered by some of the ...

Released in April 1975 as the title track off Baez’s 16th studio album, “Diamonds and Rust” has an interesting backstory. Baez started writing the song in 1974, and a telephone conversation with Bob ...