• Eight (8) Gold Albums
º Joan Baez
º Joan Baez, Volume Two
º Joan Baez In Concert
º Blessed Are...
º Any Day Now
º Woodstock
º Diamonds & Rust
º Live Europe '83

• One (1) Gold Single

º The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

• One (1) Grammy Award

º 2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award

• Six (6) Grammy Nominations

º 1963 - Joan Baez In Concert for Best Folk Recording
º 1965 - There But For Fortune for Best Folk Recording
º 1969 - Any Day Now for Best Folk Recording
º 1972 - Best Female Vocalist
º 1988 - Asimbonanga for Best Folk Recording
º 1993 - Play Me Backwards for Best Contemporary Folk Recording

• One (1) International Bluegrass Award

º 2002 - Clinch Mountain Sweethearts (Ralph Stanley)

• Three (3) BAMMY (San Francisco Bay Area) Awards

º 1978
º 1979
º 1996

• Two (2) Honorary Doctorate Degrees

º 1980, Doctor of Humane Letters, Antioch University
º 1980, Doctor of Humane Letters, Rutgers University

• Founder, Institute For The Study Of Nonviolence, 1965

• Chicago Business Executives Move For Vietnam Peace Award, 1971

• Joan Baez Day in Atlanta, Georgia, August 2, 1975

• Thomas Merton Award, 1976

• Public Service Award, 3rd Annual Rock Music Awards, 1977

• Founder and President, Humanitas International Human Rights Committee, 1979-1992

• Earl Warren Civil Liberties Award, ACLU, 1979

• Jefferson Award, American Institute of Public Service, 1980

• Lennon Peace Tribute Award, 1982

• A.D.A. Award, Americans For Democratic Action, 1982

• SANE Education Fund Peace Award, 1983

• Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, France, 1983

• Best Live Album, Academy Charles Cros, France, 1983

• Leadership Award, ACLU of Southern California, 1989

• Death Penalty Focus of California Award, 1992

• Award of Achievement, The Gleitsman Foundation, 1994

• Joan Baez Day in Santa Cruz, California, August 27, 1994

• Golden Achievement Award, WXPN-FM Radio, Philadelphia, 1996

• Governors Award, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) (SF), 2003

• John Steinbeck Award, Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinback Studies, San Jose State University, 2003

• Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Award, National Honoree, 2003

• Member, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)

• Member, National Academy of Popular Music

• Member, National Academy of Songwriters

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