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Joni Mitchell

Born
Nov 7, 1943 · Age 83
Place of birth
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Gender
Female
Movie credits
50
TV credits
7
Directing credits
2
Also known as (2)
  • Roberta Joan Anderson
  • Roberta Joan Mitchell Anderson

Biography

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell (née Anderson; born 7 November 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, rock, and other genres. Among her accolades are eleven Grammy Awards, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone, in 2002, named her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic, in a 2011 biography,…