1981 | Canadian Music Hall of Fame | Joni Mitchell | | The JUNO Awards

In the annals of contemporary songwriting, there may be no one more widely praised or thoroughly influential than Joni Mitchell.

Indeed, she is one of the 20th century’s most celebrated – and imitated – artists. The list of those who have either recorded one of her songs or cited her as an inspiration stretches from her Alberta birthplace to her long-time California home and beyond, cutting across gender lines and musical genres to include Prince, Diana Krall, George Michael and Björk, to name just four.

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