Joni Mitchell, photographed in 1970. An album of Mitchell's early recordings, Archives Volume 1: The Early Years, was among the best archival releases of 2020. Roy Jones/Getty Images hide caption
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Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile at Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration in 2018. Carlile recently performed a tribute to Mitchell's Blue. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for The Music Cente hide caption
Joni Mitchell strums her guitar outside The Revolution club in London in 1968. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption
Joni Mitchell performs at the Isle of Wight Festival in England on August 29, 1970. Tony Russell/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Joni Mitchell, photographed during the Grammys' Salute To Industry Icons event on February 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. The singer will be celebrated in a pair of concerts on Nov. 6 and 7, 2018 in Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Lauryn Hill, Joni Mitchell (Blue album cover), PJ Harvey (Rid of Me album cover), Nina Simone, Ofra Haza (Fifty Gates of Wisdom album cover), Aretha Franklin. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Joni Mitchell strums her guitar outside The Revolution club in London in 1968. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption
Lauryn Hill performs in New York City in March 2006. Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images hide caption
Musician Joni Mitchell attends a party before the Grammy Awards in February. Mitchell, 71, was found unconscious in her home Tuesday. Jason Merritt/Getty Images hide caption
Joni Mitchell in 1970. Henry Diltz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joni Mitchell, pictured here in 1970, wrote the song "Carey" while living in Matala, Crete. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
