Joni+Mitchell

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Written Information : As you enter information, the area will expand. Make sure to check the required details of the assignment. Shannon Rieth 5/25/12

Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell is a unique guitarist. Her style is folk, pop, jazz, jazz Orchestral and rock. She plays the acoustic guitar as well as sings and writes her own lyrics. Other activities she does include folk singer, pop singer, writer, songwriter, and of course, guitarist. Joni Mitchell was born inFort Macleod,Alberta,Canadaon November 7, 1943. She is still currently living. Joni talks about her childhood; "At three my appendix burst, and they rushed me to the hospital. Then I had German measles and red measles, one of which nearly killed me. At eight, I had chicken pox and scarlet fever, plus the arbitrary tonsillitis. I had polio at the age of nine. My spine was twisted up like a train wreck. I could not walk. I was paralyzed. Forty years later, it comes back with a vengeance. It is like multiple sclerosis. It means your electrical system burns out and your muscles begin to atrophy. It means impending paraplegia.” Joni now suffers from has post polio syndrome. I was always the school artist”, Joni says as she explains her passion for music, painting, and art. She modeled as she attended college at Alberta College of Art inCalgary. Mitchell got pregnant at 20, and soon gave up her daughter for adoption. Joni has been divorced several times. A unique thing about Joni Mitchell is that she strongly believes in magic. Ladies of the Canyon (1970), this was one of her very important albums because it showed that she was developing musically. Blue (1971) also made her shinning career more popular and well known to others. Some musical training Joni had been, writing lyrics for Charles Mingus, performing in coffee shops; singing. Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Chuck Mitchell, and David Crosby from Reprise Records have all influenced Joni and her music. Joni Mitchell has influenced Prince, Thomas Dolby, Madonna, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Gordon Lightfoot, Hancock and Angelica Houston, Barbara Budd, Brent Carver and Ann-Marie MacDonald, Jenkins and Carver with her music. One thing I like about her music is that her songs have interesting titles. One of Joni’s accomplishments is that she has maintained her high standards in her career. For example, Joni has recorded 17 albums in 26 years. In Guitar Player, Martin Simpson called her "perhaps the most influential female guitarist of the century”, Even though before doing this project, I never heard of Joni Mitchell, she has clearly left her mark in the music industry. Joni has created amazing music and has come along way in her life. She is a unique guitarist who has influenced many newer music icons.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Joni Mitchell" Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 42. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 21 May 2012. Simpson, Martin. "Mood Indigo: Joni Mitchell gets blue again." Guitar Player Feb. 1995: 54+. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 21 May 2012. "Joni Mitchell." //St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture//. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: St. James Press, 2000. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 23 May 2012. Everett-Green, Robert. "World leaders: wonder, joy and magic: Joni Mitchell." //Globe & Mail// [Toronto, Canada] 22 Oct. 2001. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 23 May 2012. Your Source List:

Guitarist Research Notes Table
"At three my appendix burst, and they rushed me to the hospital," "Then I had German measles and red measles, one of which nearly killed me. At eight I had chicken pox and scarlet fever, plus the arbitrary tonsillitis." "I had polio at the age of nine. My spine was twisted up like a train wreck. I couldn't walk. I was paralyzed. Forty years later it comes back with a vengeance. It's like multiple sclerosis. It means your electrical system burns out and your muscles begin to atrophy. It means impending paraplegia. || passion for music, painting, and art Model, went to college(Alberta College of Art in Calgary) || gave up her daughter for adoption || Blue (1971) - made her shinning career more popular || What do you like about his/her style? || Prince, Thomas Dolby, Madanna, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, Gordon Lightfoot, Hancock and Anjelica Houston, Barbara Budd, Brent Carver and Ann-Marie MacDonald, Jenkins and Carver Her songs have intresting titles ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings** //cells will expand as you enter your findings// ||
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || Folk, pop, jazz, rock ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Joni Mitchell ||
 * This guitarist lived from || November,7th, 1943 - present day -Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada ||
 * Describe the guitar style you are researching. || Acoustic guitar, folk, rock, jazz Orchestral ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || Wrote lyrics for Charles Mingus, performing in coffee shops; Singing ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Jazz, rock, folk, pop ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Chuck Mitchell, David Crosby (Reprise Records) ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || Folk singer, Pop singer, Writer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pop ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Acoustic Guitar ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || Got pregnant at 20, had Polio, Canadian, worked as a model
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || Art,"I was always the school artist,"
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || has post polio syndrome, recorded 17 albums in 26 years, and Divorced several times... believes in magic,
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || Ladies Of the Canyon (1970) - showed that she was developing musically
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || In Guitar Player, Martin Simpson called her "perhaps the most influential female guitarist of the century," ||