Joni Mitchell

Roberta Joan Mitchell ( née Anderson ; born November 7, 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, stated "Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century."

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