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Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada (1968 – present)
Joni Mitchell, CC, (born Roberta Joan Anderson; 7 November 1943 - Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada) is a musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. Her writing and art talent emerged before her exposure as a gifted musician performing in Western Canada, including Winnipeg, where she met Neil Young. She then associated with the burgeoning folk music scene of the mid-1960s in New York City.
Recording her début album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter (“Urge for Going”, “Chelsea Morning”, “Both Sides, Now”, “Woodstock”) and then as a singer in her own right. Finally settling in Southern California, Mitchell played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the musical landscape. Blue, her starkly personal 1971 album, is regarded as one of the strongest and most influential records of the time. Mitchell also had pop hits such as “Big Yellow Taxi”, “Free Man in Paris”, and “Help Me”, the last two from 1974’s best-selling Court and Spark.
In 1975 Joni released “The Hissing of Summer Lawns” which can be seen as an artistic turning point, and the beginning of her unique blend of folk, jazz and rock. It was intended as a concept album of sorts, with the “concept” being the contrast being freedom and slavery, and the idea that wealth and status sometimes ironically place a great many constraints on people’s behavior.
Recording her début album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter (“Urge for Going”, “Chelsea Morning”, “Both Sides, Now”, “Woodstock”) and then as a singer in her own right. Finally settling in Southern California, Mitchell played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the musical landscape. Blue, her starkly personal 1971 album, is regarded as one of the strongest and most influential records of the time. Mitchell also had pop hits such as “Big Yellow Taxi”, “Free Man in Paris”, and “Help Me”, the last two from 1974’s best-selling Court and Spark.
In 1975 Joni released “The Hissing of Summer Lawns” which can be seen as an artistic turning point, and the beginning of her unique blend of folk, jazz and rock. It was intended as a concept album of sorts, with the “concept” being the contrast being freedom and slavery, and the idea that wealth and status sometimes ironically place a great many constraints on people’s behavior.
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Blue
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Ladies of the Canyon
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Court and Spark
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top20fanatico wrote:
Why "Cactus Tree" is not on the Top15? :(
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allisonmichele wrote:
One of those Joni days.
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right33 wrote:
cant disagree at all
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jotarvr wrote:
There's no album like Hejira. The lyrics, the production, her voice, and the melodies. It's just her best.
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JamesJupiter wrote:
Ladies Of The Canyon is my favourite
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right33 wrote:
im partial to Night Ride Home.
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VK1990 wrote:
River
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Sihaya_ wrote:
great woman
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Confessions87 wrote:
Court And Spark is her best album in my opinion. Sometimes it varies, the standard is just so high. Blue, THOSL, Hejira, For The Roses and Court And Spark are all Class A records.
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franciscogrilo wrote:
also for the roses <3
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franciscogrilo wrote:
blue and ladies of the canyon <3
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semionato wrote:
blue is staggering. court and spark is not staggering.
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Bullinamingvase wrote:
Blue is the colour :)
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DavidSmith98 wrote:
why blue?? i don't know it, but i love court and spark so much..like so much there is no way blue compares, or does it? haha
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semionato wrote:
i wish i had a river . . .
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BarneyJWY wrote:
I like Clouds better than Blue. #kanyeshrug
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jessicarc14 wrote:
I have no words to describe Blue.
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FernandoVGP wrote:
I had a king ♥ (2)
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thaynalmeida wrote:
Blue (album) is my Big love!
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thiagofl wrote:
A Case Of You, uma das mais belas músicas que conheço.
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