Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Diamonds and Rust" exists in two very different musical worlds. In one, it's a folk ballad written and performed by Joan Baez; in ...

Joan Baez, also known as the "Queen of Folk", is halfway through writing a song one day when she gets a call from Bob Dylan. It’s 1974; almost 10 years after their relationship ended. The song went on ...

“Diamonds and Rust” exists in two very different musical worlds. In one, it’s a folk ballad written and performed by Joan Baez; in the other, it’s become a heavy metal anthem covered by some of the ...

Released in April 1975 as the title track off Baez’s 16th studio album, “Diamonds and Rust” has an interesting backstory. Baez started writing the song in 1974, and a telephone conversation with Bob ...