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3 days ago · Every Joni Mitchell fan has heard this description before; it’s how the mercurial artist summed up her naked emotional state while writing her 1971 album, Blue. “It’s virtually impossible to find an account of Blue from the last 50 years that doesn’t include that quote,” writes music critic and author Ann Powers, whose new study of Mitchell doesn’t have much interest in retreading well-beaten paths.
1 day ago · The Double Meaning Behind Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up In Blue”. In the mid to late 1970s, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell were reaching the apex of their folk-rock fame. Popular media often pitted ...
1 day ago · Font size +. Big Yellow Taxi. Photo by Julian Parker Burns. A six-piece, New England-based Joni Mitchell tribute band is performing the singer-songwriter’s “Court and Spark” album in its ...
3 days ago · Bernstein, Joel. “A backstage shot of Joni.” Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975) Joni Mitchell (1943-present) A personal favorite of my own, Joni Mitchell revolutionized folk music with her use of the Appalachian mountain dulcimer on her record Blue, thus popularizing the instrument (though, not the first; Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones used dulcimer on their track “Lady Jane”.
1 day ago · After hearing his eponymous solo album, Joni Mitchell invited him to play bass on her Hejira album which proved to be a very useful introduction to a wider audience. In fact, widening his appeal almost became the game plan for 1976 as it was a truly monster year for Jaco's recording calendar.
1 day ago · Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist Infinity Song have compiled, ‘20 Songs To Live By’, featuring Joni Mitchell, Solange, Bill Withers, Tracy Chapman, Fleetwood Mac and more ...
4 days ago · Jazz might not be the most obvious influence on the music of Joni Mitchell upon listening, but the behind-the-scenes techniques of the genre helped the songwriter to move on from expectations of her after the commercial success of Blue. Looking at the unexpected influence of jazz legend Miles Davis on famed singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, who ...
