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Joni Mitchell's Woodstock

Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” became one of the defining anthems of the 1969 music festival—yet she never attended the event. Instead, Mitchell wrote the song based on stories from her then-boyfriend ...
American Songwriter

Grace Slick Says Joni Mitchell Got This Wrong About Woodstock—and Honestly, Mitchell Would Likely Agree

Under different circumstances, Joni Mitchell probably would’ve been at Woodstock. However, as fate would have it, the rising Canadian star was making her Dick Cavett Show debut right after the ...
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“The first three times I performed it in public, I burst into tears”: Joni Mitchell's era-defining classic Woodstock

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The Story Behind “Woodstock,” the Song Joni Mitchell Wrote About the Festival She Didn’t Attend

Mitchell was given a recount of the festival from then-boyfriend Graham Nash. Then, she wrote the song in her hotel room while watching reports of the festival on TV. Despite not attending the ...