Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound

DOCUMENTARY SYNOPSIS from ALL MOVIE GUIDE

Surprisingly, before How Sweet the Sound, a full-length documentary had never chronicled decades in the life of Joan Baez, but this film corrects that oversight. This documentary delves into the career and impact of the musician and activist who helped define the 1960s and '70s. In its pursuit of capturing her varied life, this film combines archival footage, live performances, and interviews with major figures such as David Crosby, Bob Dylan, Baez's ex-husband David Harris, and Reverend Jesse Jackson. Baez's 2008-2009 tour for her Day After Tomorrow album is featured prominently, as is footage of her visit to Hanoi during the Vietnam War and her inaugural appearance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. With this selection of historical and contemporary footage, the film divides itself between her political and humanitarian work and her incredible contribution to music. -- Kimber Myers

DOCUMENTARY SYNOPSIS from AMAZON US

In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, How Sweet The Sound examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. How Sweet The Sound features interviews with David Crosby, Bob Dylan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Roger McGuinn and others, as well as a candid conversation between Joan and ex-husband David Harris. The film is rich is historic archival material including footage of Baez' controversial visit to North Vietnam, Martin Luther King Jr. outside a California prison, where he visited Joan to offer his support after she was jailed for protesting the draft during the Vietnam War, and never-before-seen film of Joan as a teenager performing at Club 47 in Cambridge, where her career was launched in 1958.

SOUNDTRACK CD SYNOPSIS from AMAZON CA

2009 release, the soundtrack to the Joan Baez documentary of the same name. In the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez, How Sweet The Sound examines her history as a recording artist and performer as well as her remarkable journey as the conscience of a generation. This soundtrack includes material spanning Joan's career, including many rare, previously unreleased performances.

DOCUMENTARY REVIEW from AMAZON UK

This is the first comprehensive documentary to chronicle the private life and public career of Joan Baez presented here as a deluxe edition with the extended 2.5 hour edition DVD and CD soundtrack. How Sweet The Sound features performances, and interviews with David Crosby, Bob Dylan, ex-husband David Harris, the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Roger McGuinn, in addition to revealing historical archival material. Accounts and footage of Baez’ controversial visit to North Vietnam, Martin Luther King Jr. outside a California prison, where he visited Joan to offer his support after she was jailed for staging a protest, Joan at her first Newport Folk Festival in 1959, and Joan as a teenager performing at the historic Club 47, are all woven into the story so viewers can experience scenes from Joan’s life that have never been uncovered. The CD soundtrack includes material spanning Joan’s career, including many never-before-heard performances and studio recordings that span her career.