Happy birthday to Joni Mitchell, born on this day in 1943!
A folk-poetry icon from Fort Macleod, Alberta, she discovered her confessional songwriting in the coffeehouses of Saskatoon and Toronto, mastering guitar and dulcimer with open tunings as a young artist.
Her groundbreaking albums like Blue (1971) and Court and Spark (1974) fused introspective lyrics with jazz-inflected folk, earning ten Grammys, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and inspiring generations of singer-songwriters with her fearless vulnerability.