Democracy Now!: Musical spotlight

Democracy Now! is always worth watching (as Marcia says) and listening to and reading the transcripts of. But for those who may have missed it, we wanted to note two key musical moments this week.

As part of their extensive coverage of Camp Casey, Democracy Now! aired footage of folk pioneer Joan Baez performing last week. To slightly alter a Joni Mitchell song title, "She Played Real Good For Free." So if you missed it, please check it out.


Thursday, August 25th, 2005
Exclusive: Joan Baez Performs "Joe Hill" at Camp Casey
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Legendary folk singer Joan Baez took to the stage Wednesday evening to perform before a crowd gathered at at Camp Casey. Democracy Now! was there to record the event.To purchase an audio or video copy of this entire program, click here for our new online ordering or call 1 (888) 999-3877.

The following day, Democracy Now! offered another legendary folk performance. This one was from Bob Dylan in 1962.

Friday, August 26th, 2005
Bob Dylan Performing "The Ballad of the Emmett Till" on Pacifica Radio's WBAI in 1962
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In May 1962 the legendary folksinger Bob Dylan came by the WBAI studios in New York to perform his rarely heard tribute to Emmett Till. This is one of the earliest known live recordings of Bob Dylan. [includes rush transcript]
It was recorded within days of his 21st birthday. "The Ballad of Emmett Till" never appeared on an official Bob Dylan record and was only released on a compilation put out by Broadside Records (on which Dylan recorded under the pseudonym Blind Boy Grunt). This is from the Pacifica Radio Archives.

Democracy Now! always plays a strong mix of music between segments but due to the historical nature of the two segments (one historical from the sixties, the other historical from our present day), we wanted to note them and be sure you were aware of them.