Emmylou Harris Talks Influence of Joan Baez, Reveals New Album Details — rollingstone.com

One listen to Emmylou Harris' obscure 1969 solo debut album, Gliding Bird, and you'll hear the obvious influence of folk singer Joan Baez on the future Country Music Hall of Fame member. It's fitting then that Harris was on hand to perform a tribute to Baez as the performer-songwriter-activist was honored with an ASCAP Centennial Award Monday night (November 17th) in New York. Noting that Baez was the reason she picked up a guitar as a 16-year-old, Harris, who has also supported numerous causes throughout her career, said, "I worshiped her. Still do in a way, because she just changed my whole focus on music. And I just admire her also as a person, how she's put herself out there in the fight for human rights all around the world, even when it wasn't being covered by the press."

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