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Joni Mitchell

7 November 1943 – present

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter whose work moved from folk into pop, jazz and experimental styles. Albums such as Blue, Court and Spark and Hejira made her one of the most influential songwriters of her generation. She has received multiple Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors.

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Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
7 November 1943

Roberta Joan Anderson was born in Fort Macleod and grew up mainly in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Contracted polio at the age of nine
1952

She spent weeks in hospital during a polio epidemic and later credited the illness with turning her toward music.

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Studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary
1963

She enrolled to study art but left after a year to pursue music, performing in coffee houses.

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Married folk singer Chuck Mitchell
June 1965

The couple performed together as a duo in Detroit; they separated and divorced within two years.

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Released her debut album, Song to a Seagull
March 1968

The album, produced by David Crosby, was released by Reprise Records after she moved to Los Angeles.

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Released the album Blue
22 June 1971

Blue is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of the era and includes the songs A Case of You and River.

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Married bassist and producer Larry Klein
21 November 1982

Klein co-produced several of her albums; the couple divorced in 1994.

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Reunited with the daughter she had placed for adoption in 1965
1997

Mitchell met her daughter, born Kelly Dale Anderson and raised as Kilauren Gibb, after a public search.

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Suffered a brain aneurysm
31 March 2015

She was found unconscious at her Los Angeles home and underwent a long rehabilitation, relearning to walk.

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Received the Kennedy Center Honors
5 December 2021

She was honoured at the 44th Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C.

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