Richard L. Hess Web Pages - Joan Baez Hard To Find Songs

Questions
While I enjoy getting email about Joan,
I find that I don't have the answers
to many of the really hard questions you ask.
Since I will end up forwarding them to Jim Stewart anyway,
you might as well ask him directly at jamesrstewartaz@comcast.net!

As Joan Baez devotees we know there are 48 US-released CD and LP albums containing 418 songs listed in the discography of the Joan Baez Web Pages. At the outset it should be recalled that the Joan Baez Web Pages is an official publication of Joan's organization and, therefore, doesn't list bootleg or unreleased information.

There are also many non US-released CD's and LP albums, authorized and otherwise, containing songs that she has performed as a principle singer, and not as the principal singer, others which include duets and those in which Joan is not the principal performer but nonetheless her name appears in the credits. Moreover, some of these were never officially released but appear in the discography while others are not listed. This dichotomy often leads to confusion when obscure titles appear from time to time and cannot be found in the discography within the Joan Baez Web Pages.

To resolve this anomaly here is a listing of some of these lesser-known titles. The list is by no means complete and readers are urged to post in any CD or vinyl disc, or song title which they discover, preferably with the source information. Likewise, suggestions are always welcome.

All The World Has Gone By (Richard Farina)
Aborted album Farina was producing with Joan.
(It is unknown whether Farina was the only composer or if there was a co-composer.)

A Pirate Looks at Forty (Jimmy Buffett)
Performed with Bob Dylan for ABC-TV "Entertainment Tonight", Jun 6, 1982.
It has never been officially recorded by Joan.

Bad News (John D. Loudermilk)
Performed at various locations during May 1965 British tour and has never been officially released.

Bells of Gethsemani (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Coconuts (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Crimes of Cain (Joan Baez)
This is the theme from the 1988 film To Kill a Priest also released in French as Le Complot
The song (two versions) was available on the soundtrack album in the US on the Goldcastle label, but suffered from poor response in the US.
The film was later released in France titled Le Complot and Virgin of France released both a shortened single and the full soundtrack. The latter, however, appears to have been a very limited edition release.

Dink's Song (Traditional)
Performed at various locations during "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour II (Apr-May 1976).

Don't Blame My Mother (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Gossamer (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Gotta Travel On
Performed at various locations during "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour II (Apr-May 1976).
Joan's contribution was part of an all-star finale.

Happy Birthday
Recorded by Joan Baez, but never officially released. It was part of an unreleased studio album.

Hobo's Lullaby
Performed on Warner Bros 26036-2 CD "A Tribute To Woody Guthrie".

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)
Was briefly sung in the 1967 film Don't Look Back.
Bob Dylan sang a few lines of the song and Joan hummed along. Was also performed at various locations during May 1965 British tour. It is believed that Joan has never officially recorded this song.

In the Morning Light (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Juan De La Cruz (Joan Baez)
Not officially recorded, lyrics are included in The Web Pages.

Leonid Brezhnev
Recorded by Joan Baez, but never officially released. It was part of an unreleased studio album.

London Bridge is Falling Down
Performed at various locations during May 1965 British tour.

Lost Highway
Sung in the 1967 film "Don't Look Back". Performed at various locations during May 1965 British tour.

Lucifer's Eyes
Recorded by Joan Baez, but never officially released. This was part of an unreleased studio album. It is also on a widely-circulated Grateful Dead concert tape that Joan opened for. (The Dead did encourage taping at their concerts, and Hart, Weir, and Garcia also play on "Marriott USA" and "Jackaroe" on Joan Baez: Rare, Live, and Classic)

Moscow on Hollywood Boulevard
Recorded by Joan Baez, but never officially released. It was part of an unreleased studio album.

Never Let Me Go.
The version as recorded at The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Dec 4, 1975, was released on "4 Songs From 'Renaldo And Clara'" (Promotional Maxi-EP CBS XSM 164035), released Jan 1978. It was also performed at various locations during the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tours (Oct 1975-Jan 1976).

Sgt. Pepper's Band
Recorded by Joan Baez, but never officially released. It was part of an unreleased studio album.

The Joys Of Life
Performed at the CBS Spring Festival Of Music, June 16, 1960 and the CBS TV Work Shop, November 11, 1960 but never officially released.

This Land Is Your Land
Performed In a BBC documentary on Woody Guthrie (c. mid-1980s), this was never released as a commercial recording. Joan only sang a few lines of the song with many other entertainers singing other lines.

Where's My Apple Pie?
This was a special 45 rpm release from A&M records and was sold at some of Joan's concerts with the proceeds going to charity. Some copies were also given away at some of the venues against the war in Vietnam.

Joan Baez Hard To Find Songs

by Eric Buckley