Joni Mitchell Has Found Her Muse October
12, 2007 - Joni
Mitchell says for a while she "hated
music." The Canadian music legend didn't
listen to radio or put records on and she couldn't
even remember why she even liked music. Mitchell
"slipped off" into retirement while
watching too much TV and going into grandma mode.
In 2005 Starbucks came calling asking her to name
her most influential songs of all time, tunes
that made a difference in her life. The project
lit a flame in the singer/songwriter and she found
her muse again. Shortly after Mitchell had an
epiphany while looking out at the pacific ocean
from her home north of Vancouver, she turned,
walked to the piano and wrote the first song,
"One Night Last Summer" from her comeback
album "Shine." Mitchell adds that she's
still in grandma mode and loving it, her three
year old grandson inspired the song "Bad
Dreams." Mitchell says he came up with the
line "Bad dreams are good in a great plan."
Now that's a prolific bloodline! You can buy "Shine"
at any Starbucks. - by John
Beaudin
Joni
Mitchell Receives Doctorate October
28, 2004 - Joni Mitchell went back to school
on Wednesday but just for a day. The Canadian
folk legend was in Montreal to receive a very
special award, an honorary Doctorate of Music
degree from McGill University. On the stage
Mitchell said, "From here on in, everybody
will have to say, 'Eh, what's up doc?"
Ok, it was a Doctorate in music not comedy.
Mitchell released "Dreamland" on
September 14, another best of collection.
Saskatoon
Could Name Cultural Complex After Joni Mitchell May
8, 2004 - The city of Saskatoon who hosts
the annual Joni
Mitchell International Music Festival
is thinking in going a little further in honoring
their hometown hero. The city's development
plan has added The Joni Mitchell Centre to
the drawing board. The centre would house
the annual music festival and feature a large
room dedicated to Mitchell's career. The sixty
year old singer who now lives in Los Angeles
and her Saskatoon parents have expressed interest
in the project. Joni Mitchell was born in
Ft. McLeod Saskatchewan on November 17, 1943
but moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan
with her parents after World War II. She later
lived in Saskatoon.
Grammy
Hall of Fame Honors Beatles, Joni Mitchell January
16, 2004 - The Grammys plan to honor some
very well known names this year for their
Hall of Fame. The Beatles, The Everly Brothers,
Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel are just a few
names mentioned for qualitative or historical
significance in music history. Thirty three
songs will be inducted into the Hall of Fame
this year including "Let It Be"
by The Beatles, "All I Have To Do Is
Dream" by the Everly Brothers, "The
Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel,
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon,
"Just The Way You Are" by Billy
Joel and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by
Queen. The albums to be honored include Joni
Mitchell's "Court and Spark," Led
Zeppelin's self-titled album and "Saturday
Night Fever" featuring the Bee Gees.
The album or songs in question must be at
least twenty five years old to be in the Grammy
Hall of Fame.
October
12, 2007 - 
October
28, 2004 - Joni Mitchell went back to school
on Wednesday but just for a day. The Canadian
folk legend was in Montreal to receive a very
special award, an honorary Doctorate of Music
degree from McGill University. On the stage
Mitchell said, "From here on in, everybody
will have to say, 'Eh, what's up doc?"
Ok, it was a Doctorate in music not comedy.
Mitchell released "Dreamland" on
September 14, another best of collection.
May
8, 2004 - The city of Saskatoon who hosts
the annual 
January
16, 2004 - The Grammys plan to honor some
very well known names this year for their
Hall of Fame. The Beatles, The Everly Brothers,
Joni Mitchell and Billy Joel are just a few
names mentioned for qualitative or historical
significance in music history. Thirty three
songs will be inducted into the Hall of Fame
this year including "Let It Be"
by The Beatles, "All I Have To Do Is
Dream" by the Everly Brothers, "The
Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel,
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon,
"Just The Way You Are" by Billy
Joel and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by
Queen. The albums to be honored include Joni
Mitchell's "Court and Spark," Led
Zeppelin's self-titled album and "Saturday
Night Fever" featuring the Bee Gees.
The album or songs in question must be at
least twenty five years old to be in the Grammy
Hall of Fame.
