Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell with her guitar case in Fort Macleod, Alberta in January 1969
Background information
Birth name	Roberta Joan Anderson
Born	November 7, 1943 (1943-11-07) (age 64)Saskatchewan, Canada
Origin	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Genre(s)	Folk, Pop, Rock, Jazz, World Music
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, producer, musician, painter
Instrument(s)	vocals, piano, guitar, dulcimer
Years active	1967-present
Label(s)	Reprise (1968–1972, 1994–2001) Asylum (1972–1981) Geffen (1982–1993) Nonesuch (2002) Hear Music (2007–present)
Website	www.JoniMitchell.com

Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Appalachian dulcimer is a Fretted String instrument of the Zither family typically with three or four strings In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e ^[1]

Mitchell's singing began in small nightclubs and busking on the streets of Toronto and in her native Western Canada. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province She subsequently became associated with the burgeoning folk music scene of the mid-1960s in New York City. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The City of New York Mitchell achieved fame in the late 1960s and was considered a key part of the Southern California folk rock scene. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Throughout the 1970s, she explored and combined the pop and jazz genres. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Mitchell has amassed a body of work that is highly respected by both critics and fellow musicians^[2], with the influential All Music Guide going as far as stating that, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ^[3]

Mitchell is also an accomplished visual artist. The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography She has, through photography or painting, created the artwork for each of her albums and, in 2000, in an interview with the Toronto Globe and Mail, described herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance". Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A blunt critic of the music industry, Mitchell had stopped recording over the last several years, focusing mainly on her visual art, but in 2007 released Shine, her first album of new songs in nine years. Shine is the seventeenth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell and was released on September 25

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1960s: Folk singer 2.2 Early and mid-1970s: Chart success 2.3 Mid to late-1970s: Jazz experimentation 2.4 1980s: The "Geffen era" 2.5 1990s: Turbulence and resurgence 2.6 Early 2000s: Dreamland and Shine 2.7 Recent developments 3 Musical legacy 3.1 Unique guitar style 3.2 Influences on other artists 4 Awards and honors 4.1 Grammy Awards 5 Discography 5.1 Albums 5.2 Compilations 5.3 Selected Singles 5.4 Videos 5.5 Multimedia 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943, in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, to Bill Anderson and Myrtle Anderson (born McKee). Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the Province of Alberta, Canada. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Her mother was a teacher, and her father an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. During the war years, she moved with her parents to a number of bases in western Canada. After the war, her father began working as a grocer, and his work took the family to Saskatchewan to the towns of Maidstone and North Battleford. Maidstone is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. Demographics Transportation The When she was eleven years old, the family settled in Saskatoon, which Mitchell considers her hometown. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a

At the age of nine, Mitchell contracted polio during a Canadian epidemic, but recovered after a stay in the hospital. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral Infectious disease spread from person to person primarily via In Epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a It was during this time that she first became interested in singing. She describes her first experience singing while in hospital during the winter in the following way:

"They said I might no[t] walk again, and that I would not be able to go home for Christmas. I wouldn't go for it. So I started to sing Christmas carols and I used to sing them real loud. A Christmas carol (also called a Noël) is a carol ( Song or Hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter . . . The boy in the bed next to me, you know, used to complain. And I discovered I was a ham. " ^[4]

She began smoking at the age of nine as well, a habit which is debatably one of the factors contributing to the change in her voice in recent years (Mitchell herself disputes this in several interviews).

As a teenager, she taught herself ukulele and, later, guitar and began performing at parties, which eventually led to busking and gigs playing in coffeehouses and other venues in Saskatoon. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A coffeehouse ( French / Portuguese: café; Spanish: cafetería; Italian: caffè After finishing high school, she attended the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary for a year, but then left, telling her mother: “I'm going to Toronto to be a folksinger”. The Alberta College of Art and Design ( ACAD) is located in Calgary on the North Hill overlooking the Bow River and the downtown skyline in a Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada

And so, after leaving art college in June 1964, Mitchell left her home in Saskatoon to relocate to Toronto. Joni also found out that she was pregnant by her college ex-boyfriend, and in February 1965 she gave birth to a baby girl. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female A few weeks after the birth, Joni married folk-singer Chuck Mitchell, and took his surname. He promised to help take responsibility for the child but something changed, and a few weeks later Joni gave her daughter, Kelly Dale Anderson, up for adoption. Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born The experience remained private for most of her career, but she made allusions to it in several songs, most notably the song "Little Green" (from Blue), and, years later, the song "Chinese Cafe" from Wild Things Run Fast ("Your kids are coming up straight/My child's a stranger/I bore her/But I could not raise her"). "Little Green" is a song composed and performed by Joni Mitchell. Her daughter, renamed Kilauren Gibb, began a search for her as an adult, and the two were reunited in 1997. ^[5]

In the summer of 1965, Chuck Mitchell took Joni with him to the United States. However, the marriage and partnership of Joan & Chuck Mitchell dissolved in a year and a half, in early 1967. Thereafter, Mitchell launched her solo career.

Career

1960s: Folk singer

In early 1967 Joni Mitchell moved to New York City to pursue her musical dreams as a solo artist. She played venues up and down the East Coast, including Philadelphia, Boston, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She performed frequently in coffeehouses and folk clubs and, by this time creating her own material, became well known for her unique songwriting and her innovative guitar style. A Folk club is a regular event permanent venue or section of a venue devoted to Folk music and Traditional music. Oscar Brand featured her several times on his CBC television program Let's Sing Out in 1965 and 1966, broadening her exposure. Background Oscar Brand (born February 7 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a folk singer songwriter and author

Folk singer Tom Rush had met Mitchell in Toronto and was impressed with her songwriting ability. Tom Rush (born on February 8, 1941, in Portsmouth New Hampshire) is a noted folk and blues singer songwriter and recording He took "Urge For Going" to Judy Collins but she was not interested in the song at the time, so Rush recorded it himself. Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer Country singer George Hamilton IV heard Rush performing it and recorded a hit country version. George Hamilton IV (born July 19, 1937 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is an American Country musician He began performing in the Other artists who recorded Mitchell songs in the early years were Buffy Sainte-Marie ("The Circle Game"), Dave Van Ronk ("Both Sides Now"), and eventually Judy Collins ("Both Sides Now", a top ten hit, included on her 1967 album Wildflowers). Buffy Sainte-Marie (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, February 20, 1941 or this date in 1942 is an Academy Award -winning Canadian First Dave Van Ronk ( June 30 1936 – February 10 2002) was a Folk singer born in Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer Wildflowers is an album by Judy Collins, released in 1967 It was her highest charting album so far reaching No 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts

While she was playing one night in "The Gaslight South"^[6], a club in Florida, David Crosby walked in and was immediately struck by her ability and her appeal as an artist. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. He took her back to Los Angeles, where he set about introducing her and her music to his friends. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West David convinced a record company to agree to let Joni record a solo acoustic album without all the folk-rock overdubs that were in vogue at the time, and his clout earned him a producer's credit in March 1968, when Reprise records released her debut album, Song to a Seagull. Song to a Seagull is Joni Mitchell 's 1968 debut album Mitchell would later note that the album is more a result of her love of classical music than of folk and this

She continued her steady touring to promote the LP. The touring helped create an eager anticipation for Mitchell's second LP, Clouds, which was released in April 1969. Clouds is the 1969 second album by Joni Mitchell. It is sparsely arranged with little more than Mitchell's voice and solo acoustic guitar for accompaniment It contained Mitchell's own versions of songs already recorded and being performed by other artists: "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides Now", and "Tin Angel". "Chelsea Morning" is a Song written by Joni Mitchell. " Both Sides Now " is a song by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969 and later on the album of

Early and mid-1970s: Chart success

Joni won the Grammy in March 1970 for Best Folk Performance of 1969 for her album, Clouds. Reprise released her third album, Ladies of the Canyon, soon after. Ladies of the Canyon is Joni Mitchell 's third album released in 1970 It was an instant smash on FM radio and sold briskly through the summer and fall, eventually becoming Joni's first gold album (selling circa 500,000 copies).

Joni made a decision to stop touring for a year and just write and paint, yet was still voted Top Female Performer for 1970 by Melody Maker, the UK's leading pop music magazine. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The songs she wrote during the months she took off for travel and life experience would appear on her next album.

The album, Blue, was released in June 1971. Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian -born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Blue was an almost instant critical and commercial success, and peaked in the top 20 in the Billboard Album Charts in September. The album was regarded as a culmination of her inspired early work, with depressed assessments of the world around her serving as counterpoint to exuberant expressions of romantic love. Mitchell later remarked, "At that period of my life, I had no personal defenses. I felt like a cellophane wrapper on a pack of cigarettes. Cellophane is a thin transparent sheet made of regenerated Cellulose. I felt like I had absolutely no secrets from the world and I couldn't pretend in my life to be strong. "^[4]

She made the decision to return to the stage after the great success of Blue and she presented many new songs on that tour that would appear on her later album. Joni's fifth album, For the Roses was released in October 1972 and immediately zoomed up the charts. For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes - Blue and Court and Spark She followed with the single, "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio", which peaked at #25 in the Billboard Charts for two weeks beginning in February 1973, becoming her first bona-fide hit single. The album was critically acclaimed and earned her success on her own terms.

Mitchell's next album, Court and Spark, released in January 1974, was her most commercially successful, critically acclaimed, and widely popular collection of songs; it went all the way to #2 on the Billboard album charts and stayed there for four weeks. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release It contained such popular tracks as "Free Man in Paris", which was released right before Christmas 1973, and "Help Me", which was released in March of the following year, and became Joni's only Top 10 single when it peaked at #7 in the first week of June. " Free Man In Paris " is a song written by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. " Help Me " is the title of a Joni Mitchell love song that she first recorded for the 1974 album Court and Spark.

In February of 1974, her tour with the L. A. Express began, and they received rave notices as they traveled across the United States and Canada during the next two months. A series of shows at L. A. 's Universal Amphitheater from August 14-17 were recorded for a live album release. In November, that live album called Miles of Aisles, a two-record set with all but two songs coming from the L. Miles of Aisles is a 1974 double Live album by Joni Mitchell backed by the L A. concerts - a selection each from the Berkeley Community Center, on March 2nd, and the LA Music Center, on March 4th, were also included in the set – was released. The album slowly moved up to #2, matching Court and Sparks's peak. "Big Yellow Taxi", the live version, was released as a single and did reasonably well.

In January of 1975, the Grammy nominations were announced and Mitchell received four nominations, which included being the only female in the Album of the Year contest. However, she only won one; for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocals.

Mid to late-1970s: Jazz experimentation

Joni went into the studio in the spring of 1975 to record acoustic demos of some songs she'd written since the tour ended. A few months later she recorded band versions of the tunes. This song cycle was released in November 1975 as the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell. The LP was a big seller and peaked at #4 on the Billboard album charts, but generally it was not well received at the time of its release. A common legend holds that Rolling Stone magazine declared it the "Worst Album of the Year"; in truth, it was called only the year's worst album title. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[7] (Mitchell and Rolling Stone have had a contentious relationship, initiated years earlier when Rolling Stone featured a "tree" illustrating all of Mitchell's alleged romantic partners, primarily other musicians, which the singer said "hurt my feelings terribly at the time". )^[8]

During 1975 Mitchell also participated in several concerts in the Rolling Thunder Revue tours featuring Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, and in 1976 she performed as part of "The Last Waltz" by The Band. The Rolling Thunder Revue was a famed Concert tour comprised of a traveling caravan of musicians headed by Bob Dylan, that took Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25 1976 at Winterland Ballroom The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999

In early 1976, Joni traveled with friends, who were driving cross country to Maine to retrieve the fellow's daughter who was living there with her grandmother. After, Joni drove back to California alone. Joni says "This album was written mostly while I was traveling in the car. That's why there were no piano songs. . . " These songs, along with some new ones she did live on the tour would appear on the next album she released, called Hejira. Hejira is a 1976 folk/rock / Jazz album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Joni recorded Hejira (meaning a journey especially when undertaken to seek refuge away from a dangerous or undesirable environment) in the summer of 1976, and the album was released in November.

Hejira was greeted as a return to form for Mitchell by both fans and critics. The album climbed to #13 on the Billboard Charts, reaching gold status three weeks after release, and did receive a great deal of airplay from album oriented FM rock stations. "Coyote", backed with "Blue Motel Room", was released as a single, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 charts. While Hejira "did not sell as briskly as [Mitchell's earlier] more accessible albums", its stature in her catalogue has grown over the years. ^[9] Joni herself believes the album to be unique; in 2006, she said, "I suppose a lot of people could have written a lot of my other songs, but I feel the songs on Hejira could only have come from me". ^[9]

In early January, Joni received one Grammy nomination as Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, though the Grammy went to Linda Ronstadt. The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell.

In the summer of 1977, Joni began work on what would be her first studio double album. Close to completing her contract with Asylum Records, Mitchell felt that this album could be looser in feel than any album she'd done in the past and said, "This record followed on the tail of persecution, it's experimental, and it didn't really matter what I did, I just had to fulfill my contract". The double LP and cassette, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, was released in December 1977. Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 Double album by the folk / pop / rock musician Joni Mitchell. The album received mixed reviews - its experimentation and originality were not generally expected of such a celebrated music star - but still did relatively well on the Billboard Charts, peaking at #25 and going gold within three months. The cover of the album created its own controversy; Mitchell was featured in several photographs on the cover, including one where she was disguised as a black man.

A few months after the release of Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Joni was contacted by jazz great Charles Mingus, who had heard the orchestrated song, "Paprika Plains", and wanted her to work with him. Mitchell's next work was a collaboration with Mingus, who died before the project was completed in 1979. Mitchell finished the tracks and the resulting album, Mingus, was released in June 1979, though it was poorly received. Mingus is the tenth studio album by Joni Mitchell, and a collaboration with jazz musician Charles Mingus. Topping out at #17 on the Billboard album charts, which was a higher placement than her last LP, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Mingus still fell short of gold status, her first album since the 60s to not sell at least a half-million copies.

Joni's summer tour to promote Mingus began in August in Oklahoma City and concluded six weeks later with five shows at Los Angeles' Greek Theater, where she recorded and filmed the concerts. When the tour ended, Joni began a year of work turning the tapes from the Los Angeles shows into a two-album set and a concert film, both to be called Shadows and Light. For the album by Charlie Major see Shadows and Light (Charlie Major album Shadows and Light is Joni Mitchell 's Her final release on Asylum Records and her second live double-album, it was released in September 1980, and made it up to #38 on the Billboard Charts. A single from the LP, "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?", Joni's duet with The Persuasions (her opening act for the tour), bubbled under on Billboard, just missing the Hot 100.

1980s: The "Geffen era"

For a year and a half, Joni worked meticulously on the tracks for her next album. While the album was being readied for release, Joni's friend David Geffen, founder of Asylum Records, decided to start a new label, Geffen Records. David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American Record executive, Film producer, Theatrical producer and philanthropist Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 As one of his premiere artists, he wanted his old friend and client Joni Mitchell. However, Joni still owed Asylum one record on her contract, and up through the fall of 1982, a new album from her was on their release lists. But when Wild Things Run Fast was finally shipped to record stores in late October, it was, indeed, on the new Geffen Records label. Wild Things Run Fast is Joni Mitchell 's 1982 album and her first for Geffen Records. It appears that Geffen's power and influence was able to negate the remaining obligation Joni had with Asylum. Wild Things Run Fast marked a return to pop songwriting, including "Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody", which incorporated the chorus and parts of the melody of the famous Righteous Brothers hit, and "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care", a remake of the Elvis chestnut which charted higher than any Mitchell single since her 70s sales peak when it climbed to #47 on the charts. The album, unfortunately, peaked on the Billboard Charts in its fifth week at only #25.

As 1983 began, Joni began a world tour, visiting Japan, Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, Denmark and then back to the United States. As 1984 ended, Joni was writing new songs, when she had a suggestion from Geffen that perhaps an outside producer with experience in the modern technical arenas they wanted to explore might be a worthy addition. British synth-pop performer and producer Thomas Dolby was brought on board. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English Musician, producer and inventor Of Dolby's role, Mitchell later commented: "I was reluctant when Thomas was suggested because he had been asked to produce the record [by Geffen], and would he consider coming in as just a programmer and a player? So on that level we did have some problems. . . He may be able to do it faster. He may be able to do it better, but the fact is that it then wouldn't really be my music. "

The album that resulted, Dog Eat Dog, released in October 1985, received a critical response that was mostly negative. For the album by Warrant see Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album. Dog Eat Dog is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985 Not surprisingly, the album turned out to be only a moderate seller, charting at #63 on Billboard's Top Albums Chart. This was Joni's lowest chart position since her first album peaked at #189 almost eighteen years before.

Joni continued experimenting with synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers for the recordings of her next album, as she had on Dog Eat Dog, as well as collaborating with artists including Willie Nelson, Billy Idol, Wendy and Lisa, Tom Petty, Don Henley and Peter Gabriel. For the album by Warrant see Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album. Dog Eat Dog is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985 Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Musicians Wendy Melvoin ( vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar) and Lisa Coleman ( vocals, Keyboards Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Donald Hugh " Don " Henley (born July 22, 1947, in Gilmer Texas, U Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. The album that eventuated was entitled Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm. The official first single of the album was "My Secret Place". It was released in March and "bubbled under" for a few weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The video, a black and white film featuring Joni and Peter Gabriel, got a bit of video airplay on VH-1, where it premiered in May of 1988. Other reviews were mostly very favorable towards the new album, and the fact that there were cameos by many well-known musicians brought it a great deal of notice. The album easily bested Dog Eat Dog's chart position, peaking at #45 on the Billboard Top Album chart.

After the release of Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm, Mitchell participated in Roger Waters' The Wall Concert in Berlin. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician

1990s: Turbulence and resurgence

Throughout the first half of 1990, Joni recorded and worked on the songs that would appear on her next album. She delivered the final mixes for the new album to Geffen just before Christmas, after trying nearly a hundred different sequences for the songs. The album Night Ride Home was released by Geffen Records in March, 1991. Night Ride Home is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1991 In the United States, it premiered on Billboard's Top Album charts at #68, moving up to #48 in its second week, and peaking at #41 in its sixth week. In the United Kingdom, the album premiered at #25 on the album charts. Critically, it was better received than her 80s work and seemed to signal a move closer to her acoustic beginnings. But to many, the real return to form came with the Grammy-winning Turbulent Indigo. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award

Indigo (1994) was Mitchell's most simple, straightforward set of songs in years, mixing politics (in "Sex Kills") with social commentary ("Sunny Sunday", "Borderline") to create "a startling comeback"^[10] that won two Grammy awards, including Best Pop Album. The recording of Indigo saw the divorce of Mitchell and Larry Klein, whose musical collaboration had lasted four albums. Larry Klein (born 1959 is a Music producer, Songwriter and Bass guitar player commonly known for being the frequent musical collaborator and ex-husband

Mitchell then released her last set of 'original' new work before nearly a decade of other pursuits with Taming the Tiger (1998). For the book by Witold Rybczynski see Taming the Tiger The Struggle to Control Technology Taming the Tiger is the sixteenth studio She promoted Tiger with a return to regular concert appearances, most notably a co-headlining tour with Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer,

It was around this time that critics began to notice a change in Mitchell's voice; the singer later admitted to feeling the same way, explaining that "I'd go to hit a note and there was nothing there. "^[11] While her more limited range and huskier vocals have sometimes been attributed to her smoking (she has been described as "one of the world's last great smokers"), Mitchell believes the changes in her voice that became noticeable in the nineties were due to other problems, including vocal nodules, a compressed larynx, and the lingering effects of having had polio. ^[11] In an interesting live interview with NPR in October of 2004, she denied that "my terrible habits" had anything to do with her more limited range and pointed out that singers often lose the upper register when they pass fifty. In addition, she contended that in her opinion her voice became a more interesting and expressive alto range when she no longer could hit the high notes, let alone hold them like she did in her remarkable youth.

Early 2000s: Dreamland and Shine

The singer's next two albums featured no new songs and, Mitchell has said, were recorded to "fulfill contractual obligations". ^[10] Both Sides Now (2000) was an album composed mostly of covers of jazz standards, performed with an orchestra. Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 A jazz standard is a Jazz tune that is held in continuing esteem and which is widely known performed and recorded among jazz musicians as part of the jazz musical repertoire It received mostly strong reviews and featured orchestral arrangements by Vince Mendoza, who would collaborate with her again on Travelogue, and remains a strong seller. Vince Mendoza (born 1961 is a music arranger and Composer. Mendoza was born in Connecticut and studied trumpet as a child influenced by classical music soul and jazz Travelogue is a 2002 double album by Joni Mitchell featuring orchestral re-recordings of songs from throughout her career The album contained reappraisals of "A Case of You" and the title track "Both Sides Now", two early hits transposed down to Mitchell's now dusky, soulful alto range. " A Case of You " is a Song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album ''Blue''. Its success led to 2002's Travelogue, a collection of re-workings of her previous songs with lush orchestral accompaniments. Mitchell had stated that this would be her final album.

In a 2002 interview with Rolling Stone, Mitchell voiced her discontent with the current state of the music industry, describing it as a "cesspool". ^[8] She expressed her dislike of the record industry's dominance and her desire to control her own destiny, possibly through releasing her own music over the Internet. The record industry is the part of the Music industry that sells Sound recordings of Music. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

During the next few years, the only albums Mitchell released were compilations of her earlier work. In 2003, Mitchell's Geffen recordings were collected in a four-disc box set, The Complete Geffen Recordings. Included were remastered versions of all four albums, personal notes by Mitchell herself and three bonus tracks: a wordless vocal demo of what would become "Two Grey Rooms" (from Night Ride Home), the basic piano demo for "Good Friends" (from Dog Eat Dog), and an unreleased cover of Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". Night Ride Home is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1991 For the album by Warrant see Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album. Dog Eat Dog is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major A series of themed compilations of songs from earlier albums were also released: The Beginning of Survival (2004), Dreamland (2004), and Songs of a Prairie Girl (2005), the last of which collected the threads of her Canadian upbringing and which she released after accepting an invitation to the Saskatchewan Centennial concert in Saskatoon. Dreamland is a compilation album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Rhino. The Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan also called the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal is a commemorative Medal struck to celebrate the first The concert, which featured a tribute to Mitchell, was also attended by Queen Elizabeth II. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II In Prairie Girl liner notes, she writes that the collection is "my contribution to Saskatchewan's Centennial celebrations".

Although Mitchell stated that she would no longer tour or give concerts, she has made occasional public appearances to speak (for example) on environmental issues. ^[12] Mitchell divides her time between her long-time home in Los Angeles, and the 80 acre property in Sechelt, British Columbia she's owned since the early '70s. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The District Municipality of Sechelt ('siːʃɛlt is a community on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia "L. A. is my workplace", she said in 2006, "B. C. is my heartbeat". ^[13] She focuses mainly on her visual art, which she does not sell and which she displays only on rare occasions. ^[14]

Recent developments

In the early 1990s, Mitchell had signed a deal with Random House to publish an autobiography. Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher ^[15] In 1998, she told The New York Times that her memoirs were "in the works", that they would be published in as many as four volumes, and that the first line would be "I was the only black man at the party". ^[16] In 2005, Mitchell said that she continued to work on the project, and was using a tape recorder to get "down [her memories] in the oral tradition". ^[17]

In an October 2006 interview with The Ottawa Citizen, Mitchell "revealed she's recording her first collection of new songs in nearly a decade", but gave few other details. ^[9] Four months later, in an interview with The New York Times, Mitchell said that the forthcoming album, titled Shine, was inspired by the war in Iraq and "something her grandson had said while listening to family fighting: 'Bad dreams are good—in the great plan'". Shine is the seventeenth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell and was released on September 25 ^[18] Early media reports characterized the album as having "a minimal feel. . . . that harks back to [Mitchell's] early work", and a focus on political and environmental issues. ^[11]

In February 2007, Mitchell returned to Calgary and served as an advisor for the Alberta Ballet Company premiere of "The Fiddle and the Drum", a dance choreographed to both new and old songs. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada The Alberta Ballet (also known as the Alberta Ballet Company is located in Calgary and Edmonton Alberta Mitchell also filmed portions of the rehearsals for a documentary she's working on. Of the flurry of recent activity she quipped, "I've never worked so hard in my life". ^[18]

In summer 2007, Mitchell's official fan-run site confirmed speculation that she had signed a two-record deal with Starbucks' Hear Music label. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. Shine was released by the label on September 25, 2007. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[19] On the same day, Herbie Hancock, a longtime associate and friend of Mitchell's, released River: The Joni Letters, an album paying tribute to Mitchell's work. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. River The Joni Letters is the 2008 Grammy -winning album by Herbie Hancock. Among the album's contributors were Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, and Mitchell herself, who contributed a vocal to the re-recording of "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)" (originally on her album Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm). Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter ^[20]

On February 10, 2008, Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters" won Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. It was the first time in 43 years that a jazz artist took the top prize at the annual award ceremony. In accepting the award, Hancock paid tribute to Mitchell as well as to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. At the same ceremony Mitchell was awarded a grammy for Best Instrumental Pop Performance for "One Week Last Summer" from the Album "Shine. "

Musical legacy

Unique guitar style

Almost every song she composed on the guitar uses an open, or non-standard, tuning; she has written songs in some 50 different tunings, which she has referred to as "Joni's weird chords". Guitar tunings are differing pitch arrangements of open (unfretted strings used for the Guitar. The use of alternative tunings allows more varied and complex harmonies to be produced on the guitar, without the need for difficult chord shapes. Indeed, many of Joni's guitar songs use very simple chord shapes, but her use of alternative tunings and a highly rhythmic picking/strumming style creates a rich and unique guitar sound. Her right-hand picking/strumming technique has evolved over the years from an initially intricate picking style, typified by the guitar songs on her first album, to a looser and more rhythmic style, sometimes incorporating percussive "slaps", that have been featured on later albums.

Mitchell's longtime archivist, the San Francisco-based Joel Bernstein, maintains a detailed list of all her tunings, and has assisted her in relearning the tunings for several older songs. Joel Bernstein is a musician and photographer He has taken photos for many musicians including Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and The Band ^[21][22]

In 2003 Rolling Stone named her the 72nd greatest guitarist of all time; she was the highest-ranked woman on the list. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[23]

Influences on other artists

Mitchell could be labelled a "musician's musician"; her work has had an enormous influence on artists as disparate as Annie Lennox, Jeff Buckley, Dan Fogelberg, Elvis Costello, Tori Amos, Juice Newton, Maynard James Keenan, Clannad, Madonna, Prince, Björk, George Michael, Conor Oberst, Morrissey, The Roots, The Sundays, KT Tunstall, Meg & Dia and Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) . Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son Daniel Grayling Fogelberg ( August 13 1951 &ndash December 16 2007) was an American singer songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Juice Newton (born Judy Kay Cohen 18 February 1952 in Lakehurst New Jersey) is an American Pop music and country singer Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as Clannad are a Grammy Award -winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair) County Donegal. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Poet, best known for his work in Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter. Meg & Dia is an American band formed in 2004 It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton and is now a five-piece act with additional members Nicholas Price Jonathan Snyder and Marie Fredriksson ( May 30, 1958) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Pianist, best known as one half of the pop Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.

For instance, Prince's song "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker" off the album Sign 'O' the Times, pays tribute to Mitchell, both through his evocative Mitchell-like harmonies and through the use of one of Mitchell's own techniques: as in Mitchell's song "This Flight Tonight", Prince references a song in his lyrics (Joni's own "Help Me") as the music begins to emulate the chords and melody of that song. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles Sign “☮” the Times (or Sign O' The Times) is a Studio album by soul and Funk musician Prince Another Joni reference left by Prince can also be seen on the back cover of his 1981 Controversy record - one of the headlines reads "★JONI★". Controversy is Prince 's 4th album released October 14, 1981. Mandy Moore also expressed a huge admiration for Mitchell upon the release of her 2003 album Coverage on which she covered Mitchell's classic "Help Me". Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer Coverage was the fourth album released by pop singer Mandy Moore.

A number of artists have had hits covering Mitchell's songs; most recently Sarah McLachlan, who included her version of "River" on her 2006 Christmas album, Wintersong (a year after Aimee Mann covered the same song on her own 2005 Christmas EP). Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Wintersong is a Grammy -nominated holiday Album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released in Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American, rock Guitarist, bassist, Singer, and noted Songwriter McLachlan also did a version of "Blue" years before. Amy Grant scored a hit in 1995 with a cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", as did The Counting Crows in 2002 and Nena in 2007. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. Nena (born Gabriele Susanne Kerner on March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a singer and Further to this, Janet Jackson used a sample of "Big Yellow Taxi" as the centerpiece of her 1997 single "Got 'Til It's Gone". Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer " Got 'til It's Gone " is a song by American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson. Rap artists Kanye West and Mac Dre have also sampled Mitchell's vocals in their music. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Andre Hicks ( July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004) better known by his Stage name, Mac Dre. In 2004 singer George Michael covered her song "Edith And The Kingpin" for a radio show. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning Annie Lennox has covered "Ladies Of The Canyon" for the B-side of her 1995 hit "No More I Love You's". Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Other famous Mitchell covers include "Woodstock" by both Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Matthews Southern Comfort, "This Flight Tonight" by Nazareth, "Both Sides Now" by Judy Collins, Clannad, Paul Young and Roger Whittaker, "Woodstock" by Eva Cassidy and "A Case Of You" by Tori Amos, Jane Monheit, Prince, and Diana Krall. Crosby Stills & Nash ( CSN) is a Folk rock / rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash Iain Matthews (known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald and from the late 1960s until 1989 as Ian Matthews is an English Musician and Songwriter Nazareth are a Scottish rock band that had several Hard rock hits, as well as scoring with the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant -penned Ballad Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer Clannad are a Grammy Award -winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore ( Gaoth Dobhair) County Donegal. Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician Roger Whittaker (born March 22 1936 in Nairobi, Kenya) is an English - Kenyan Singer / Songwriter and Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2 1963 – November 2 1996 was an American Vocalist known for her interpretations of Jazz, Blues, folk, gospel Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a Pianist and Singer-songwriter of dual British and American Jane Monheit (born November 3, 1977) is a Jazz and Adult contemporary vocalist for Concord Records. Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer.

Although Mitchell usually refrains from commenting on other artists, particularly ones that she influences, she has expressed satisfaction with the work of two jazz-based artists who have interpreted her songs, Cassandra Wilson and Diana Krall. Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. Although most listeners tend to remember Mitchell's earlier, more commercially popular work, many musicians have found inspiration in her more experimental work, particularly The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira. The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell. Hejira is a 1976 folk/rock / Jazz album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.

Led Zeppelin's "Going to California" was said to be written about Robert Plant and Jimmy Page's infatuation with Mitchell, a claim that seems to be borne out by the fact that, in live performances, Plant often says "Joni" after the line "To find a queen without a king, they say she plays guitar and cries and sings". Led Zeppelin were " Going to California " is the penultimate song by the English Rock band Led Zeppelin on their fourth album, released in 1971 Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Jimmy Page uses a double dropped D guitar tuning similar to the alternative tunings Mitchell uses.

The Sonic Youth song Hey Joni from their Daydream Nation album is named for Mitchell. Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Daydream Nation is the fifth studio album by the American Alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Daydream Nation is the fifth studio album by the American Alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Sonic Youth also uses a wide variety of alternate guitar tunings. Kim Gordon also producted the 1990 Hole album Pretty On The Inside which featured a cover of Both Sides Now renamed as Clouds. Pretty on the Inside is Hole 's first album released in 1991 by Caroline Records. Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 Courtney Love claims her mother used to make her sing the song in front of her friends when they lived in a hippie commune. Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964 is an American Rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress Love altered the song by adding new lyrics.

Madonna has cited Mitchell as the first female artist that really spoke to her as a teenager; "I was really, really into Joni Mitchell. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American I knew every word to Court and Spark; I worshiped her when I was in high school. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release Blue is amazing. Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian -born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. I would have to say of all the women I've heard, she had the most profound effect on me from a lyrical point of view. "^[24]

Marie Fredriksson has also cited Joni Mitchell as one of her greatest inspirations. Marie Fredriksson ( May 30, 1958) is a Swedish pop Singer-songwriter and Pianist, best known as one half of the pop For example fellow Roxette band member Per Gessle has written that the Roxette Album "Pearls of Passion" was a mix of Joni Mitchell and other musicians: "Clarence Öfwerman produced the album and it certainly was a somewhat strange combination; Clarence with his Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush preferences, Marie with her Joni Mitchell and Suzanne Vega-fantasies and me with my candy-coated Blondie collection. Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Per Håkan Gessle (pæːr 'gæslæ born January 12, 1959, in Halmstad) is a Swedish pop Singer, Guitarist Roxette is a Swedish pop duo consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. Pearls of Passion was Roxette 's first album released on October 31, 1986. " Fredriksson had also covered Mitchell's hit For Free. There are rumours that she is working on a new Joni Mitchell tribute album.

In 2007, Nonesuch Records released A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, a CD featuring Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Caetano Veloso, Brad Mehldau, Cassandra Wilson, Prince, Sarah McLachlan, Annie Lennox, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, k.d. Lang and James Taylor. Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled A Tribute To Joni Mitchell is a tribute to Joni Mitchell featuring Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Caetano Veloso, Brad Mehldau Sufjan Stevens (ˈsuːfjɑːn born July 1, 1975) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician from Petoskey Michigan Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (born August 7, 1942) better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Composer, Singer, Guitarist Brad Mehldau (born August 23, 1970) is an American Jazz Pianist. Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Some of the recordings were made in the late 1990s when a project entitled 'A Case Of Joni' was developed, although never released. Among those who recorded tracks for the first tribute album, and remain unreleased were Janet Jackson and Sheryl Crow. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician.

Awards and honors

Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States In 1995, she received Billboard's Century Award. In 1996 she was awarded the Polar Music Prize. The Polar Music Prize is an international music prize and awarded to individuals groups or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the creation and advancement of music

She has received nine regular Grammy Awards during her career, with the first coming in 1969 and the most recent in 2008. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences She received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with the citation describing her as "one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and "a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity, imagination and integrity. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who during their lifetimes have made creative contributions of outstanding "

Regarding Mitchell as a national treasure, Mitchell's home country Canada has bestowed her with a number of honours. She was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981 and received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in Music. In 2002 she became only the third popular Canadian singer/songwriter (Gordon Lightfoot and Leonard Cohen being the other two), to be appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr, (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk country and Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin She received an honorary doctorate in music from McGill University in 2004. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding She has been recognized as a member of an influential group of Canadian singer-songwriters who emerged in the 1960s and 1970s,^[25] and in January 2007 she was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ( Panthéon des Auteurs et Compositeurs Canadiens) is a Canadian Non-profit organization, founded in In June, 2007, Canada Post featured Mitchell on a postage stamp. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. ^[26]

In November, 2006, the album Blue was listed by Time magazine as among the "All-Time 100 Albums". ^[27]

In the 1990s Mitchell was listed as fourth on VH-1's list of "The One Hundred Most Important Women in Rock. "

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result
1969	Best Folk Performance	Clouds	Won
1974	Album of the Year	Court and Spark	Nomination
1974	Record of the Year	"Help Me"	Nomination
1974	Pop Female Vocalist	Court and Spark	Nomination
1974	Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)	"Down To You"	Won
1976	Pop Female Vocalist	The Hissing of Summer Lawns	Nomination
1977	Best Album Package	Hejira	Nomination
1988	Pop Female Vocalist	Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm	Nomination
1995	Best Pop Album	Turbulent Indigo	Won
1995	Best Album Package	Turbulent Indigo	Won
2000	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Both Sides Now	Nomination
2000	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Both Sides Now	Won
2002	Lifetime Achievement Award	-	Won
2003	Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)	"Woodstock" (Travelogue recording)	Won
2007	Album of the Year	River: The Joni Letters	Won *
2007	Best Pop Instrumental Performance	"One Week Last Summer"	Won

- * Although officially a Herbie Hancock release, Joni also received a Grammy due to her vocal contribution to the album. Clouds is the 1969 second album by Joni Mitchell. It is sparsely arranged with little more than Mitchell's voice and solo acoustic guitar for accompaniment Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release " Help Me " is the title of a Joni Mitchell love song that she first recorded for the 1974 album Court and Spark. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell. Hejira is a 1976 folk/rock / Jazz album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 Travelogue is a 2002 double album by Joni Mitchell featuring orchestral re-recordings of songs from throughout her career River The Joni Letters is the 2008 Grammy -winning album by Herbie Hancock. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		U.S.	UK. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard	Canada	Australia
1968	Song to a Seagull	189	-	-	-
1969	Clouds	31	-	22	-
1970	Ladies of the Canyon	27	8	16	32
1971	Blue	15	3	9	-
1972	For the Roses	11	-	5	19
1974	Court and Spark	2	14	1	34
1974	Miles of Aisles	2	34	13	46
1975	The Hissing of Summer Lawns	4	14	7	62
1976	Hejira	13	11	22	38
1977	Don Juan's Reckless Daughter	25	20	28	-
1979	Mingus	17	24	37	44
1980	Shadows and Light	38	63	73	70
1982	Wild Things Run Fast	25	32	33	51
1985	Dog Eat Dog	63	53	44	86
1988	Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm	45	26	23	44
1991	Night Ride Home	41	25	29	55
1994	Turbulent Indigo	47	53	24	-
1998	Taming the Tiger	75	57	86	-
2000	Both Sides Now	66	50	19	-
2002	Travelogue	-	144	-	-
2007	Shine	14	36	13	71

Compilations

• The World of Joni Mitchell (1972) (Australia/New Zealand only)
• Hits (1996) #161 (US), #102 (UK)
• Misses (1996)
• The Complete Geffen Recordings (4-CD box set of material 1982–91) (2003)
• The Beginning of Survival (2004)
• Dreamland (2004) #177 (US), #43 (UK)
• Starbucks Artist's Choice (2004)
• Songs of a Prairie Girl (2005) (Remastered)

Selected Singles

Year	Song	Chart positions				Album
		US	UK	Canada	Australia
1970	Big Yellow Taxi	67	11	14	6	Ladies of the Canyon
1971	Carey	93	-	27	-	Blue
1971	A Case Of You	-	-	-	-	Blue
1972	You Turn Me on I'm a Radio	25	-	10	37	For the Roses
1974	Raised on Robbery	65	-	51	-	Court and Spark
1974	Help Me	7	-	6	-	Court and Spark
1974	Free Man in Paris	22	-	16	-	Court and Spark
1975	Big Yellow Taxi (live)	24	-	54	-	Miles of Aisles
1975	In France They Kiss on Main Street	66	-	19	-	The Hissing of Summer Lawns
1976	Coyote	-	-	79	-	Hejira
1980	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	102	-	-	-	Shadows and Light
1982	(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care	47	-	-	-	Wild Things Run Fast
1985	Good Friends	85	-	-	-	Dog Eat Dog
1988	My Secret Place	-	-	44	-	Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm
1991	Come In From The Cold	-	-	27	-	Night Ride Home
1994	How Do You Stop	-	132	56	-	Turbulent Indigo
1994	Sex Kills	-	-	68	-	Turbulent Indigo
1997	Got 'Til It's Gone (Janet Jackson ft. Song to a Seagull is Joni Mitchell 's 1968 debut album Mitchell would later note that the album is more a result of her love of classical music than of folk and this Clouds is the 1969 second album by Joni Mitchell. It is sparsely arranged with little more than Mitchell's voice and solo acoustic guitar for accompaniment Ladies of the Canyon is Joni Mitchell 's third album released in 1970 Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian -born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes - Blue and Court and Spark Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release Miles of Aisles is a 1974 double Live album by Joni Mitchell backed by the L The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell. Hejira is a 1976 folk/rock / Jazz album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 Double album by the folk / pop / rock musician Joni Mitchell. Mingus is the tenth studio album by Joni Mitchell, and a collaboration with jazz musician Charles Mingus. For the album by Charlie Major see Shadows and Light (Charlie Major album Shadows and Light is Joni Mitchell 's Wild Things Run Fast is Joni Mitchell 's 1982 album and her first for Geffen Records. For the album by Warrant see Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album. Dog Eat Dog is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985 Night Ride Home is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1991 Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award For the book by Witold Rybczynski see Taming the Tiger The Struggle to Control Technology Taming the Tiger is the sixteenth studio Both Sides Now is an Album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000 Travelogue is a 2002 double album by Joni Mitchell featuring orchestral re-recordings of songs from throughout her career Shine is the seventeenth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell and was released on September 25 Hits is a 1996 Greatest hits compilation by Joni Mitchell. As of December 2007 it has sold 488000 copies in the United States. The Beginning of Survival is the first in a series of compilation albums by Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Geffen. Dreamland is a compilation album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Rhino. Songs of a Prairie Girl is the third (and last in Joni Mitchell 's series of compilations Mastering, a form of audio Post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a Data storage device The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard " Big Yellow Taxi " is a song originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell. Ladies of the Canyon is Joni Mitchell 's third album released in 1970 " Carey " is a song from the 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue. Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian -born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. " A Case of You " is a Song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album ''Blue''. Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian -born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. For the Roses is a 1972 album by Joni Mitchell, between her two biggest commercial and critical successes - Blue and Court and Spark Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release " Help Me " is the title of a Joni Mitchell love song that she first recorded for the 1974 album Court and Spark. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release " Free Man In Paris " is a song written by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release " Big Yellow Taxi " is a song originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell. Miles of Aisles is a 1974 double Live album by Joni Mitchell backed by the L The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 album by Joni Mitchell. "Coyote" is the opening song from Joni Mitchell 's 1976 Album Hejira and also the first single Hejira is a 1976 folk/rock / Jazz album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based Rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers For the album by Charlie Major see Shadows and Light (Charlie Major album Shadows and Light is Joni Mitchell 's Wild Things Run Fast is Joni Mitchell 's 1982 album and her first for Geffen Records. For the album by Warrant see Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album. Dog Eat Dog is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1985 Night Ride Home is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1991 Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award Turbulent Indigo is an album by Joni Mitchell. It was released in 1994 and became one of her most critically acclaimed releases winning a Grammy Award " Got 'til It's Gone " is a song by American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell)	-	6	10	10	The Velvet Rope

Videos

• "The Last Waltz" (1976) with The Band
• "Shadows and Light" (1980) with Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker
• "Refuge of the Roads" (1984) with Vinnie Colaiuta
• "Come in from the Cold" (1991)
• "Painting With Words & Music" (1998)
• "Both Sides Now - An All-Star Tribute To Joni Mitchell" (TNT Network - 2000) with Richard Thompson, k.d. lang, Cyndi Lauper, Shawn Colvin, Bryan Adams, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Elton John and Wynonna Judd. Cotton swabs ( British English: cotton buds) are used in First aid, Cosmetics application and a variety of other uses The Velvet Rope is the sixth Studio album by American Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson, released on October 6, The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit Missouri) is an American Jazz Guitarist and Composer Michael Brecker ( March 29, 1949 &ndash January 13, 2007) was an American Jazz Saxophonist and Composer Vincent Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American Drummer based in Los Angeles. Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1955) is a Grammy Award -winning American singer songwriter and Musician. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Diana Jean Krall, OC, OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian Jazz Pianist and Singer. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Wynonna Judd (born May 30, 1964 in Ashland Kentucky) is an American Country music singer
• "Woman of Heart and Mind - A Life Story" (2003)
• "Goodbye Blue Sky" - Roger Waters' The Wall LIVE at Berlin - On 21 July 1990

Multimedia

• My Secret Place with Peter Gabriel (1998)
• Amelia from "Travelogue" (2002)
• Dreamland album (2004) (Windows Media Audio)
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Sound Obsession - Volume 8 - Joni Mitchell Special - Kirk Degiorgio (The Beauty Room, As One)

References

External links

• JoniMitchell.com
• Joni Mitchell in the Canadian Encyclopedia
• MusicChain - Joni Mitchell
• CBC Digital Archives - Joni Mitchell: All Sides Now
• Joni Mitchell at the Internet Movie Database
• Joni Mitchell at the Open Directory Project
• Joni Mitchell at Last.fm
• Back to the Garden A Tribute to Joni Mitchell

Persondata
NAME	Mitchell, Joni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Anderson, Roberta Joan
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Canadian musician and painter
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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