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NYC: Folk singer Joan Baez to play at Rev. Billy for Mayor event

Performance artist and activist Reverend Billy Talen is running for Mayor of New York City on the Green Party line. His campaign is in the middle of the petition drive.

On Monday, July 27th at 7pm at the Highline Ballroom in New York City, musicians including Joan Baez will perform at the “ELECT-A-LLUJAH Benefit Concert” for Reverend Billy’s campaign.

Tickets can be purchased at the campaign web-site: here. Proceeds benefit Reverend Billy Talen’s campaign for Mayor Of New York City

Also performing will be: Rev Billy and the Life After Shopping Gospel Choir; Jollyship the Whiz-Bang; Greta Gaines; the New York Street Vendors Chorus; and Yetta Kurland. There will also be appearances by other New York City Green Party candidates.

As noted at Wikipedia, Joan Baez is a folk singer, songwriter, and native New Yorker (born in Staten Island). Baez performed at Woodstock, and in the 1960’s she introduced her audiences to the then-unknown Bob Dylan.

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan at a Civil Rights Concert, 1963.
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan at a Civil Rights Concert, 1963

Joan Baez. Photo by Pat Swayne under Gnu License.
Joan Baez. Photo by Pat Swayne under Gnu License

5 Comments

  1. GS jONES July 26, 2009

    Joan will add a lot of excitement and interest to the
    benefit on Monday. G Jones

  2. Robert Milnes July 24, 2009

    Yes. After the losers Convention July 23-27 you have plenty of time to get to Monday evening NYC time wasting. Try not to smash your vehicle on the way or get mugged in NYC. Overdoses are on you.

  3. Dave Schwab July 24, 2009

    This event is gonna be mind-blowing, tell your friends in NYC!

  4. Catholic Trotskyist July 24, 2009

    Yes, I was going to say something about that, but have nothing to say, and she does deserve better than my usual commentary.

  5. Robert Milnes July 23, 2009

    No comments for Joan? Come on people, she deserves better than that. At least some mercy comments.

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