Joan Baez 1941年9月1日出生於紐約史泰登島（英國和墨西哥混血）。傑出的民歌風格藝術家。 1950年代末期就讀波士頓大學期間，成為政治活動家。 1959年7月，在首屆紐波特民謠音樂節上首次亮相。 1960年代初，她從傳統民歌轉向流行民謠。對鮑勃迪倫的職業生涯發展影響深遠。
Joan Baez 曾獲得獎項 2007年葛萊美獎終身成就獎 。2017年進R&R 搖滾樂名人堂。
《Diamonds and Rust》專輯於1975年推出後於Billboard專輯排行榜最高獲得第 11名成為她最暢銷的專輯。同名單曲則獲得第35名。
〈Diamonds and Rust〉的故事源自美國民谣歌手（Joan Baez）與(Bob Dylan） 之間複雜的情感纠葛。這首歌以一次突然的电话联系为引子，回憶起两人過往的關係，通过鑽石（閃亮珍贵的记憶）與铁锈（时间留下的傷痕與真相）的意象，展现了逝去爱情中爱與痛、美好與傷痕交織的複雜心境。
〈Diamonds and Rust〉是Jone Baez 最後一首Top 40 的暢銷曲，是一首不落俗套的情歌。
此曲被廣泛認為是關於她與鮑伯迪倫的感情。這首歌是她回應迪倫在他們分手十年後打來的意外電話而創作的，這首歌勾起了他們對過去共同經歷的回憶和情感。
Diamonds and Rust
作詞/作曲：Joan Baez
Well, I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand
on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought
you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust
Well, you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at
sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes, the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling all around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our
breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
'Cause I need some
of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes, I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid
