“The first three times I performed it in public, I burst into tears”: Joni Mitchell's era-defining classic Woodstock

The spiritual journey continues into the third verse: “By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong,” ...
American Songwriter

Joni Mitchell to Release the ‘Archives, Vol. 4’ Box Set, Featuring Rarities from Her Jazz-Influenced Late-1970s Work

Joni Mitchell has announced plans to release the fourth installment of her ongoing series of rare archival recordings, Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980). The collection, ...
American Songwriter

How Joni Mitchell’s Woodstock Misfortune Turned Into a CSNY Hit

Upset from her inability to perform at the storied festival, Mitchell expressed her feelings in one of the best ways she knows how, by writing a song. So, thanks to her Woodstock misfortune, Mitchell ...
Variety

Joni Mitchell’s Jazzy Late ’70s Career to Be Explored Via Outtakes and Live Tracks in ‘Archives, Vol. 4’

Joni Mitchell‘s vault will get an even deeper dig this fall with the release of a 6-CD boxed set that will bring together about a hundred previously unreleased recordings from the fruitful late ’70s ...
Rolling Stone

Joni Mitchell’s Latest Archives: Hop In, We’re Traveling to the Late Seventies

From the Rolling Thunder Revue to Mingus, Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) offers a bird's-eye view of the genius' creative process The late bassist Jaco Pastorius first worked with ...
Rolling Stone

Joni Mitchell to Unearth Late Seventies Rarities This Fall

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Artnet

From the Doors to Joni Mitchell—a Legendary Album Cover Artist’s Archive Heads to Auction

There’s a story that album designer Gary Burden liked to tell about shooting the cover for the Doors’ 1970 classic Morrison Hotel. The manager from the eponymous hotel had refused to let the band ...