Anne Bredon

Anne Leonard Bredon (born Anne Loeb; September 7, 1930 – November 9, 2019) was an American folk singer, best known for composing the song "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" while she was a student at University of California, Berkeley in the late 1950s.

She majored in art at Humboldt State University and completed her master's degree in mathematics at Berkeley, California.

[2] Janet Smith, another folk singer, developed her own version of the song and performed it on the same radio show sometime later, catching the attention of Joan Baez who used the song on Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1 (1962).

[1] She lived for many years in North Fork, California where she was active in the Sierra Mono Museum designs and sold beaded jewelry.

She possessed an extensive knowledge of the complex aspects of harvesting and preparation of grasses and materials used in traditional California "Indian" basket weaving.