Songs are like Tattoos...

When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century....this is my tribute to Joni.

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joni mitchell, cass elliot, and judy collins at the big sur folk festival, 1968

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a billboard for joni mitchell’s album “blue”, 1971

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joni mitchell photographed by joel bernstein, 1974

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Joni Mitchell performs at The Bitter End on October 23, 1968 in New York City, New York.

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Joni Mitchell photographed by Jack Robinson, 1968.

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Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, early 1970s.

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Joni Mitchell photographed by Don Howard, 1968.

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Joni Mitchell in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA, 1970.

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Joni Mitchell, 1970.

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Joni Mitchell, ca. 1968 © Don Howard.

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Joni Mitchell, Lookout Mountain, Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA, 1969 © Jim Marshall.

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(Circus magazine, February 1973)

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Joni Mitchell, 1972 © Nurit Wilde.

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Joni Mitchell & Johnny Cash on The Johnny Cash Show, 1970.

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Joni during a painting process, in Laurel Canyon 1969. Photo by Graham Nash.

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Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” The Johnny Cash Show, May 1st, 1969.

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Joni Mitchell, 1969 © Graham Nash.

“That’s Joni listening to Clouds, which was the album that she was making at the time. She was listening to an acetate of her record prior to the release to make sure everything was right. Even though I was living with Joni, I didn’t want her to know why I was taking the image. I’m actually shooting through one of those kitchen table chairs that have a hole in the top where you put your hand in to lift the chair. That’s why you only see her partial face. My God, isn’t she beautiful?“—Graham Nash