Joan Baez&Jackson Browne

This was a love song written from Joan to Bob Dylan more than 10 years after their flaming love affair of the 1960's had cooled off.

The Queen Jane of this song is generally assumed to be Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII, though if so the song is historically inaccurate. Jane Seymour gave birth to the future King Edward VI   more...on October 12, 1537, and died twelve days later from infection resulting from the birth. Although the birth was difficult it was not a Caesarian, but this could be a bit of poetic licence by whoever created the song in the first place. Nobody expects a ballad to be a reliable historical document.

I first heard this sung by Joan Baez, so it is pretty much her version I sing.  less

By Joan Baez

This ballad, also known as "Mary Hamilton", has many variations and the execution is variously attributed to infanticide and sleeping with the queen's lover. I first heard this sung by Joan   more...Baez.  less

Another of the English and Scottish ballads collected by Francis James Child, this has obvious connections with "Hangman, Hangman" (Child 95) and the Hungarian ballad, "Anathea". I   more...first heard this sung by Joan Baez, and that is pretty much the version I sing here.  less

HammondCast special guest John Nady interview with Jon Hammond. John Nady is President / CEO of Nady Systems. Nady Systems has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing wireless microphones since 1976.   more...One of the first wireless innovators, Nady has sold millions of wireless systems worldwide, has toured with the Rolling Stones in 1978 and been involved in music production and presentation. From HammondCast Show on KYOURADIO ©2008 http://www.HammondCast.com / http://www.nady.com  less

A typical ballad of love and murder from Child's collection, this goes back to at least the early 17th Century and has survived in many forms. The main character is known variously as Musgrave, Mossgrey,   more...Matty Groves, Matthew Groves, Little Sir Grove and Marshall Groves among others. The husband can be Lord Barnard, Barnet, Barnabas, Arnold, Arlan, Allen, Daniel and so on. In the US, a popular shortened version of the song developed, known as "Shady Grove".

I first heard this song sung by Joan Baez (1962). Other notable recordings are by John Jacob Nile (1956), Doc Watson (1966), Fairport Convention (1969), Martin Carthy (1969), Christy Moore (1976), and Planxty (1992).

I have previously uploaded the variation known as "Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard."  less

This is one of the best-known of all the ballads collected by Francis James Child. There are hundreds of variations and many different tunes. The story is straightforward: The heroine rejects her lover's   more...advances. He dies of a broken heart. She realises she made a mistake and dies as well. They are buried side by side, a rose grows from his heart and a briar from hers, and they tie themselves into a lover's knot - so love has triumphed after death.

The first known reference to the song occurs in the diary of Samuel Pepys, on January 2, 1666, when he reports hearing it sung by an actress he liked by the name of Mrs. Knipp, though no printed versions have been found until the following century.

I first heard this sung by Burl Ives on his 1953 10 inch Decca Album, "Folksongs about the Fair Sex". He learned this song as a young child, and sang it at his first performance - at a reunion of old soldiers in Hunt City.

I loved Burl Ives' rendition of this song from an early age, so much so that, as a teenager, I made a home movie with my younger brothers and sisters in which we acted out the story, with Burl Ives' song as the sound track. The 8mm film was unfortunately destroyed in a fire some years later.

The song has been recorded by many performers including Joan Baez, The Everly Brothers, Crystal Gayle, Simon and Garfunkel and Emmy Rossum (in the movie, "Songcatcher"),

I have uploaded an a capella version of the song previously, but this rendition is much closer to the Burl Ives version I learned as a child.

My a capella version of this song is on my fourth CD, "Pigs Might Fly and Other Politically Incorrect Ballads".  less

Bob Dylan released his first self-titled album "Bob Dylan" in 1962. In his first album is the song "Pretty Peggy-O," a variation of the Scottish folk song "The Bonnie Lass o'   more...Fyvie."

Bob Dylan's first album sold around 5,000 copies the first year, just breaking even. Some in Columbia Records wanted to drop Bob Dylan, but due to support from the likes of Johnny Cash he stayed.

Bob Dylan rarely performed songs from his first album and as such I was unable to find a live version of the song on video. So I put a together a collection of photographs and lyrics.

Due to the faith of those who knew him in his early days, Bob Dylan has become a legend and will always be remembered in history as an important figure in music whose influence spans five decades.  less

This remarkable film documents 3/17 1994 AFN POWERLITE Show live broadcast of JON HAMMOND Band playing and talking on-air with host MARGIE GLAD 'The Voice of AFN Europe" 873 AM/MW at that time. First-ever   more...public performance of original composition "Nu Funk" ("Hip Hop Chitlins"). The broadcast was heard world-wide and recorded and later released on Jon Hammond's album "Late Rent". James Preston of band Sons of Champlin drums, Barry Finnerty gtr., Jon Hammond XB-2 organ/bass Joe Berger audio. *Special thanks: Marietta Windhorst, Andrea English (Prdcr.), David Osterloh, and the Crew at AFN Frankfurt Headquarters. *Note: Jon was pushing Musikmesse Frankfurt, their show next night at Brotfabrik with spcl. guest LEE OSKAR also on the web and Joan Baez & Mimi Farina Bread and Roses Orgnization for whom he has performed numerous shows in homeless shelters, hospitals and nursing homes.
c)2007 * http://www.HammondCast.com Jon's radio show HammondCast is heard daily early mornings on KYOU & KYCY 1550AM SF CA and streaming worldwide http://www.kyouradio.com  less

JUST A GIRL AND HER BEAT BOX...HOT!!!!

my favorite Bob Dylan song!

This was Bob Dylan's most popular love song written to and about Joan Baez during their roaring affair in the 60's.

Sing Along!

Joan Veon

joan veon

Joan Veon

Joan Osborne

OMD

dj tram

Angel Baez's 1st place Pankration match at the Emerald State Internationals.

Sorry about the wobbly camra

Life of Joan of Arc

Music memory of Joan Armatrading's song "Willow."
One of my all time favorite songs...