Honoree Joni Mitchell at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Medallion Ceremony at the Library of Congress, December 4, 2021. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Note: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply.

A plaque (right) dedicated in 2018 honoring Joni Mitchell and her Saskatoon upbringing and early professional years there, on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1962, she played her first professional performance at the Louis Riel coffeehouse that once stood at 721 Broadway Avenue. The plaque sits on the sidewalk alongside the awning and entrance of the Broadway Theatre, at 715 Broadway Avenue, which has its own plaque on the wall (left).

A wide-angle view of a plaque dedicated in 2018 honoring Joni Mitchell and her Saskatoon upbringing and early professional years there, located in the River Landing redevelopment area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, sited along, as the plaque notes, the South Saskatchewan River that inspired her classic 1971 song "River".

A plaque dedicated in 2018 honoring Joni Mitchell and her Saskatoon upbringing and early professional years there, located in the River Landing redevelopment area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, along, as the plaque notes, the South Saskatchewan River that inspired her classic 1971 song "River".

1970s artifacts at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. 5 ...phen Stills & Crosby, Stills and Nash Portrait C. 1969 ... 6 ..., 1965 ... 7 Joni Mitchell Electric Guitar, 1978 Ibanez George Benson Model Collection of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum ... 8 ... ... 9 Lyric Fragment of "My Old Man" Written by Joni Mitchell Recorded by Joni Mitchell Released on Blue, 1971 Collection of Joef Bernstein Reproduction ... 10 Pete Kleinow of the Flying Burrito Brothers Stage Suit, 1968 ... 11 ... Crosby's seamless harmonies possess the ability to soothe and electrify. The guitar seen here is made of koa, a wood found only in Hawaii. Guitar-maker Robert Lee gave this instrument to Crosby as a birthday present. 12 Pete Kleinow of the Flying Burrito Brothers Pedal-Steel Guitar Fender 400 Collection of Anita Kleinow ... 13 ... and Jim Messina, ... Finally, in 1979, their 11th album, Legend, reached the Top 20. Paul Cotton wore this shirt on the cover of Poco's 1982 album, Backtracks. 14 John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Banjo ... 15 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in Santa Monica, California, 1959 ... 16 "Heart ... ... Flickr Tags: ohio guitar cleveland instrument 1970s rockandrollhalloffame. Flickr Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Cleveland Ohio. from Flickr album "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" by Sam Howzit.

Joni Mitchell's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

Joni Mitchell and Peter Bogner listing at Venice Beach, CA listening to premix of Gershwin's World by Herbie Hancock

Joni Mitchell's 1978 Ibanez GB10NT George Benson Signature (serial no. 0745／ I786634) - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 18:51:45 by Eden, Janine and Jim) GB10NT George Benson Signature (1978. serial no. 0745/ I786634), Ibanez. Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll. Metropolitan Museum of Art.. "One of the most important singer-songwriters of her generation, Joni Mitchell is also an inventive guitar player who utilizes a wide variety of alternate tunings and has influenced rock musicians such as Bob Dylan, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, and Neil Young. She began her career performing on acoustic guitar, and in the 1970s she began to explore the electric guitar sounds of rock, pop, and jazz. Mitchell used this Ibanez archtop on the 1979 live album Shadows and Light and also on the Refuge World Tour (1983). ", "Technical Description: Archtop hollow-body with f-holes; 24 3/4 in. scale; natural finish with three-ply off-white and black binding; set neck with off-white binding, acrylic and abalone block inlays, "JONI MITCHELL" inlaid in acrylic at 21st fret; headstock with inlaid acrylic Ibanez logo and "GB" crest, George Benson signature on truss rod cover; two floating miniature humbucking pickups, three-way selector switch, two volume and two tone controls; gold hardware, ebony floating bridge with mother-of-pearl inlay, ebony and gold plated tailpiece, tortoiseshell plastic pickguard with off-white border, gold plastic knobs ", "Object Details ", "Title: GB10NT George Benson Signature (serial no. 0745/ I786634) ", "Artist: Ibanez ", "Artist: Joni Mitchell (American) ", "Date: 1978 ", "Medium: Spruce, maple, ebony, plastic, abalone, acrylic ", "Dimensions: Length: 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm) / Width: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm) / Depth: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) /Weight: 6-7 lbs. ", "Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted ", "Credit Line: Collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ", "Provenance: Purchased in 1979 from Fred Walecki's Westwood Music; Purchased by RRHF from Julien's Music Icons Legends, and Rebels auction (Lot 337 of 724), 5/17/2014. "

Joni Mitchell, performing in 1983

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark tour March 5, 1974 Anaheim Convention Center w/Tom Scott & The LA Express Frame 18 Crop 8000dpi slide scan (original)