Album: Gracias a la Vida by Joan Baez (1974)
Genre: Folk | Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: "Gracias a la vida" (English: Thanks to life) is a song composed and first performed by Chilean musician Violeta Parra, one of the artists who set the basis for the movement known as Nueva Canción. It was released in Las Últimas Composiciones (1966), the last album Parra published before committing suicide in 1967.

Artist Background: Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer and a songwriter who is of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early '60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry. In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fa... Part of the New York City, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Related Artists: Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte-Marie

Music Scene: Part of the New York City, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, Good Natured, 1970s, Album

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"Gracias a la vida" (English: Thanks to life) is a song composed and first performed by Chilean musician Violeta Parra, one of the artists who set the basis for the movement known as Nueva Canción. It was released in Las Últimas Composiciones (1966), the last album Parra published before committing suicide in 1967.

Gracias a la Vida

Joan Baez

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