Joni Mitchell Fact & Life Information

Joni Mitchell, Real name Roberta Joan Anderson, Born November 7, 1943, Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada

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Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (2007) Grammy Award (2000) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1997) Grammy Award (1995) Grammy Award (1974) Grammy Award (1969)

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Mitchell studied commercial art in her native Alberta before moving to Toronto in 1964 and performing at local folk clubs and coffeehouses.

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Mitchell was a painter first. painting was her first love.

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Her famous album Blue wasn’t a hit at first.

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Unlike albums of today, which often feature multiple producers, Joni Mitchell is credited as the sole producer on most of her releases, including Ladies of the Canyon, Blue and Court and Spark

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Joni considers the album The Hottest New Group in Jazz by vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross to be her “Beatles”.

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Mitchell has been cited as an influence by artists as varied as Madonna and Taylor Swift to English singer Paul Carrack and Swedish metal band Opeth.

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John Mayer’s “Queen of California” is reference to her Blue album.

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