Joan Baez
End Of the War Rally
Central Park, New York, NY
May 11, 1975

Source: WBAI FM broadcast > low gen cassette (courtesy of M.R. archive)

Transfer: Zoom H4n (16 bit / 44.1 kHz) (transfer by M.R.)

Editing: Soundforge (tracking) > Wav (Eac tested) > TLH (sector boundary aligned) Flac level 8

Traders Den 4/26/18 - Tracked and Pitch Corrected by kingrue upload 1462
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A crowd of about 75,000 people gathered in Central Park to celebrate the end of the Vietnam War.

The concert event was organized by Phil Ochs, who sadly passed away less that a year later.

Onstage during Joan's set are the following performers:

Joan Baez (still alive at age 77)
Barbara Dane (still alive at age 90)
Phil Ochs (passed away April 9, 1976 at age 35)
Pete Seeger (passed away Jan. 17, 2014 at age 94)
Rev. Fred Kirkpatrick (passed away Aug 16, 1986 at age 53)

Other performers also part of the days event.

Richie Havens / Paul Simon / Patti Smith / Peter Yarrow / Bella Abzug /
Harry Belafonte / Ossie Davis / Tom Paxton / Odetta / David Dellinger /
Elizabeth Holtzman / Deadly Nightshade / Bread and Puppet Theater /
American Indian Movement Drummers.

A big thank you to MR for supplying the tape.

Check samples for quality.

Set list:
01 Carry It On
02 Amazing Grace
03 If I Had A Hammer
04 Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues (Phil Ochs & Pete Seeger)
05 Oh, Freedom
06 Joan banter
07 Oh, Happy Day
08 Joan banter
09 Joe Hill
10 Blowin' In The Wind
11 There But For Fortune (duet: Joan & Phil Ochs)
12 WBAI DJ + Joan banter
13 Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
14 Kumbaya
15 WBAI outro

Total Time = 45:02 min

~~ ENJOY ~~

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