Did Joan Baez Love Bob Dylan? Who Was Joan Baez In Love With?

Joan Baez was in love with Bob Dylan. She first met Dylan in April 1961 at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City’s Greenwich Village. At the time, Baez had already released her debut album and her popularity as the emerging “Queen of Folk” was on the rise.

Baez discussed her relationship with Dylan in Martin Scorsese’s documentary film No Direction Home and in the PBS American Masters biography of Baez, How Sweet the Sound (2009).

By the time of Dylan’s 1965 tour of the UK, their relationship had slowly begun to fizzle out. The couple are captured in D.A Pennebaker’s documentary film Dont Look Back.

Who Was Joan Baez In Love With?

Joan Baez was already a global star when she met Dylan in 1961, and she played a big role in helping him launch his career. Later, she dated Steve Jobs who happened to be a huge fan of Bob Dylan.