Joni Mitchell

1970:  Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell poses for a portrait in 1970.  (Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images)

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When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century. Uncompromising and iconoclastic, Mitchell confounded expectations at every turn; restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk stylings into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music, presaging the multicultural experime... Read More