“Sing, Bruce… sing for the broken.” Her voice trembled, but her grip was steady—84-year-old Joan Baez looked into Springsteen’s eyes as 50,000 candles flickered beneath the Lincoln Memorial. Moments later, their voices collided like thunder and prayer in a breathtaking duet of The Ghost of Tom Joad and We Shall Overcome. The crowd didn’t cheer—they wept. As gospel choirs rose behind them and phones lit the sky, their performance became a national outcry wrapped in melody. “This is our last peaceful roar,” Baez cried. And across the nation, #SpringsteenBaezUnity ignited a fire that refused to die.
“A Rebel Queen Stands with The Boss”: Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen Ignite Hope at Lincoln Memorial It was a scene that could have come straight from the pages of American history — and...
