
Moment of private, painful revelation is shown on screen accompanied byĪn audio track that is silent except for an overdub of Joni Mitchell She puts on a brave face for the kids, but her At one point in the movie, Thompson'sĬharacter discovers that she has been betrayed by her husband for a In this mostly comedic film, actress Emma Thompson's character is a fan
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Mitchell's music made an appearance in the movie Love Actually (2003). The Spin Doctors, Nazareth, the Indigo Girls, and many more. Mitchell's songs have beenĬovered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Mandy Moore, Minnie Riperton, Frank Sinatra, the Counting Crows, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Diamond, Tori Amos, Led Zeppelin's "Going toĬalifornia" is an homage to Mitchell. Songwriters that are too numerous to mention. She has been a notable influence on Prince,Įlvis Costello, George Michael, Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Morissey, Marillion, Seal,īeck, Cassandra Wilson, Diana Krall and a great many of other women Joni Mitchell's influence on other musicians has been so broad that it Popular albums include Court and Spark, Hejira, Turbulent Indigo, andīlue. Taxi, Both Sides Now, Help Me, River, and A Case of You. The most popular songs in her career include Big Yellow She did several albums with jazz bass player Jaco Pastorius,Īnd several more with her second husband, musician and sound engineer

Mitchell worked closely with jazz great Charles Mingus on his last Nonetheless her work was still followed by many within the Mitchell sadly observed that her pop/folk fans did not follow her to As her music style veered increasingly towards jazz, HerĬollaboration with saxophonist and band leader Tom Scott produced theĪlbum "Court and Spark", one of the most popular and influential albums Initial success she began to grow in a jazz direction. Mitchell's music was originally considered to be folk, but after her They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". This era may be "Big Yellow Taxi" with its well-known lyrics: "Don't itĪlways seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone, Mitchell literally wrote the theme song for the She became romantically involved with David Crosby and later Graham Nash, both of the majorly successful West Coast rock group Crosy, Guitar with virtually no other accompaniment on most songs. Herįirst album appeared in 1968, which featured her voice and her acoustic Was first noticed as a performer in New York City's music scene. That was precocious for someone who was in her early twenties. Mitchell began as a songwriter many of her lyrics displayed a wisdom That helped launch the career of pop/folk singer Judy Collins. Mitchell first became famous for penning "Both Sides Now", a song Her father was of Norwegian descent, and her mother had Irish and Scottish ancestry. Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, to Myrtle Marguerite (McKee), a teacher, and William Andrew Anderson, a RCAF flight lieutenant and grocer. Mitchell is also a noted painter and hasĬreated the beautiful artwork that appears on the packaging of her She isĬritical of the industry and of the shallowness that she sees in much Musicians, and somewhat of a bane to music industry executives. Mitchell's unflinching struggle for her ownĪrtistic independence has made her a role model for many other As a performer she is widely hailed for her unique Her melodious tunes support her poeticĪnd often very personal lyrics to make her one of the most authenticĪrtists of her time. Falling Forward '94, and Michael Bolton decided that she was too good to continue opening for him on tour, a good sign.Joni Mitchell is one of the most highly regarded and influential Her rich multi-octave voice had some grit beneath the AOR surface she made friends with Joni Mitchell, whose husband Larry Klein prod. She had two pieces of bad luck: '(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways' was featured in a big-budget film, but The Butcher's Wife '91 was actress Demi Moore's only box-office flop a duet with Peter Cetera (ex- Chicago) was to be used in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves '91, but the producers chose Bryan Adams instead, putting a rock band in mediaeval Sherwood Forest (the Adams single was a US no. Swept '91 did not chart but presumably big people bought it. There were two top 40 singles in the Adult Contemporary chart '89 and her album Porcelain that year saw her more in control it reached the US top 75 early '90 (but only stayed 20 weeks) along with another top 40 single in the grownup chart. Her eponymous first album on Virgin '88 had her trying to touch all the crossover bases, didn't quite make the top 100 albums in the USA but stayed in the chart there 25 weeks. '62, England) Classy torch singer who was a member of Mari Wilson's Wilsations for two years and worked as a backing singer for Kim Wilde.

Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular Music A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FORDHAM, Julia
