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Joni Mitchell
One of the most iconic figures of the singer-songwriter boom of the 1970s,
Canadian Joni Mitchell came to symbolise a strong voice for women while
clambering between the barriers of folk, jazz, pop and rock. After leaving art
school, she busked on the streets of Toronto and played in night clubs before
moving to New York and making her mark on the local folk scene with songs like
'Urge for Going', 'Both Sides Now' and 'Woodstock'.
Tom Rush and Judy Collins were among the first of many artists who covered her
songs and her popularity grew dramatically with the release of her Da...
