![]() Baez is not known for her commercial success, despite a large number of her albums now being certified in the States. Joan released her first debut LP in October, 1960. A few years later in 1957, Baez bought her first Gibson acoustic guitar. One of her very first public performances was at a retreat in Saratoga, California, for a youth group. When Baez was 13, her aunt took her to a concert by folk musician Pete Seeger, and Baez found herself strongly moved and soon began teaching herself his music and performing them publicly. Her parents were less encouraging in the beginning however as they were concerned that the music would lead her into a life of drug addiction. She learned simple chords which enabled her to play rhythm and blues, which were the styles of music she enjoyed at that age. Joan was introduced to the musical world by friend of Joan's father, who gave her a ukulele.
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