Mitchell, Joni (1943—)
Generally acclaimed as the most talented female singer-songwriter of her age, Joni Mitchell's influence on later generations has been considerable. Her work has in...
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In her nearly four decades as a musician and lyricist, Joni Mitchell (born 1943) has spanned the fields of folk, pop, rock, and jazz with 23 albums. Her willingness to change direction without warning...
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Critical Essay by Wayne Robins
Truth is something [Joni Mitchell] sells as well as Ralph Nader, John Wayne, or Guru Maharaj Ji. Unlike Dylan, who sold public truths that inspired social awareness, Jo...
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Critical Essay by Ariel Swartley
It is the tug of war between the symbolist and the siren that makes Joni Mitchell's albums alternately alluring and forbidding. On the one hand she is the most...
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Critical Essay by Jacoba Atlas
Joni Mitchell is a poet whose time has come. Because she uses the vehicle of music, her words and thoughts reach out to countless minds. With Joni, there is no restrict...
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Joni Mitchell is following the lead of Paul McCartney in joining with the coffee giant Starbucks to release her comeback album.Hear Music, a record label formed in partnership with Starbucks Corp. ...
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A few years ago, Joni Mitchell had rejected her musical muse, refusing to write or even play music as she devoted her life to painting, watching old movies on TV and reconnecting to the daughter sh...
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"Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, a steel guitar prodigy who rose to fame as one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, has died. He was 72.Kleinow, who also worked in film as an award-winnin...
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Stockholm (dpa) - American jazz legend Sonny Rollins and US
composer and musician Steve Reich on Monday received the Polar Music
Prize 2007, joining the likes of musical gre...
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Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting words to "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs of the 20th century, has died at age 99.Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month...
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The famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is up for sale.The asking price: $8 million.Roy Howard, the current owner...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ever get mad trying to
figure out why your version of "Voodoo Child" doesn't sound
like Jimi Hendrix? Help is at hand from what is described as the world's first
robot guit...
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Los Angeles (dpa) - Amy Winehouse, the talented British retro-soul
singer whose year has been stymied by a litany of legal and substance
abuse problems, earned six Grammy no...
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Mary Wilson, the luscious-lipped founding member of the Supremes, took a moment in the middle of her rendition of Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” last week at Feinstein’s to perk ...
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Hippie counter-culture blossomed as the "Summer of Love" unfolded 40 years ago in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park and the nearby Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.Young people from around the country -...
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Mitchell, Joni (1943—)
Joni Mitchell
Critical Essay by Wayne Robins
Starbucks label signs Joni Mitchell
