Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Flashback: Joni Mitchell Plays a Warm 'For Free' in 1970
On September 3rd, 1970, Joni Mitchell stopped by the BBC’s Television Centre in London to perform for the premiere of their In Concert series. She would play songs from previous albums, including “Cactus Tree” from her 1968 David Crosby–produced debut and “Chelsea Morning” from Clouds, but the majority of her …
Read More »Joni Mitchell's Rare Book of Handwritten Lyrics, Watercolor Paintings to Be Reprinted
Joni Mitchell‘s Morning Glory on the Vine, a rare book of handwritten lyrics, poems and watercolor paintings that the singer-songwriter distributed to friends in 1971, will be available to the masses this October. “In 1971, as her album Blue topped charts around the world, Joni Mitchell crafted one hundred copies …
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