by David Yaffe
racism, 82–83, 256–58, 342
radio, 3, 9, 25, 66, 244, 284, 290, 325–36; AOR format, 298
Raditz, Cary, 132, 143, 146
Raeben, Norman, 251
Ramones, 149, 244
rap music, 137
Reagan, Ronald W., 290, 292, 301
Record World, 70
Redding, Otis, 245
Redman, Dewey, 348
Redman, Joshua, 348
Reds (movie), 168
Reed, Lou, 323, 338
Reeves, Dianne, 294
“Refuge of the Roads,” 227, 230, 241–42
Refuge of the Roads tour, 302–304, 307, 353, 354
reggae, 100
Reginato, James, 366
Reilly, Peter, 138
Rembrandt van Rijn, 86
Renaldo and Clara (movie), 201
repeated trope, 45
Reprise, 70–76, 83; Mitchell on, 70–76, 90, 163
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), 28
rhythm and blues, 275
Richards, Keith, 28
Richie, Lionel, 331
Riddle, Nelson, 309
Righteous Brothers, “Unchained Melody,” 302
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 54, 63
“River,” 136–38, 143, 146
Rivkin, Josh, 48
Robbins, Trina, 116, 117–18
Roberts, Elliot, 65, 68, 87, 102, 105, 157, 294; as Mitchell’s manager, 65–66, 71, 160, 163, 200, 214, 216, 267, 280, 283, 291, 304, 305, 308, 315–16
Robertson, Robbie, 67, 81, 181, 244–46, 294; Last Waltz concert, 244–46
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Mitchell inducted into, 3, 336, 338
rock music, 28, 154, 245; AOR, 298; jazz crossover, 172–76, 192, 280, 308, 309. See also specific musicians
Roland VG-8 digital guitar processor, 353–54
Rolling Stone, 22, 30, 41, 68, 74, 145, 146; on Mitchell, 74–76, 89, 106, 132, 143, 144, 148, 160, 163, 176, 185, 203, 209, 219, 257, 280, 326; “Queen of El Lay” label for Mitchell, 144, 148, 185, 219
Rolling Stones, 182, 222, 281, 309, 333
Rolling Thunder Revue tour, 63, 196, 198–209, 210, 220, 226, 229, 243, 255, 295
Rollins, Sonny, 81, 254, 269
Roney, Wallace, 363, 364
Ronstadt, Linda, 258, 309, 316–17
“Roses Blue,” 98–99
Roshi, Joshu Sasaki, 338–39
Ross, Annie, 96, 186–87
Roth, Philip, 136
Rothchild, Paul, 91–93, 273, 308; as Clouds producer, 91–93
Royal Albert Hall, London, 186
royalties, 49, 284; publishing, 284; record sale, 284
Rufus, 255; “Something Good,” 255
Rush, Tom, 37, 39, 49, 65, 120
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Sainte-Marie, Buffy, 49, 65–66, 88–89, 120
Salk, Jonas, 20
Sam and Dave, 221
“Same Situation,” 170, 177, 182–84
Sample, Joe, 174, 191
San Francisco, 117, 190, 244
Santa Barbara County Bowl, 282
Santamaria, Mongo, “Watermelon Man,” 275
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 8, 14–18, 19–27, 28, 29, 65, 106, 125, 140, 151, 157, 206, 235, 248, 301, 341–42, 370
Save the Whales benefit, 217
saxophone, 253–54; Shorter on, 253–54
Say Anything (movie), 331
Scandinavia, 6
Scenes from a Marriage (movie), 240
Schoenberg, Arnold, 262, 361
Schubert, Franz, 4
Schumann, Robert, 154
Scorpions, 333
Scorsese, Martin, 90, 244, 245; The Last Waltz and, 90, 244–46
Scott, Tom, 173–76, 184, 191, 210, 309
Sechelt, 150
Second Fret, Philadelphia, 41, 115
Secunda, Tony, 350
Seeff, Norman, 228, 256
Seeger, Pete, 30, 49
“See You Sometime,” 299
segregation, 83
Senatore, Daniele, 262, 265
sexism, 73–74, 92–93, 120, 143–44, 148, 162–63, 182, 237, 309, 336
“Sex Kills,” 342–43, 344, 371
Sexton, Anne, 322
“Shadows and Light,” 245, 281
Shadows and Light, 232, 282, 308; tour, 175, 259, 282
Shakespeare, William, 62; Julius Caesar, 62, 147; Romeo and Juliet, 98
Shangri-la studio, 245
Sheehy, Gail, Passages, 301
Shepard, Sam, 200, 201, 204–206, 207; Mitchell and, 204–207, 232; Rolling Thunder Logbook, 205; True West, 204–205
Sheppard, Bob, 364
“Shine,” 369
Shine, xii, 357, 369, 370
“Shiny Toys,” 315
Shipley, Mike, 308, 315, 321
Shorter, Wayne, 98, 142, 173, 174, 221, 252, 253–54, 261, 268, 274–75, 280, 281, 301, 309–10, 329, 349, 351, 360, 362, 363, 365, 375; Mitchell and, 253–54, 274, 275, 313, 315, 341; as songwriter, 254
Showtime, 258, 282, 329
Showtime Coast to Coast, 329–30
Sidran, Ben, 280
“Silky Veils of Ardor, The,” 299
Sill, Judee, 181
Simon, Carly, 316, 350, 351; “You’re So Vain” 165
Simon, Paul, 88, 103, 309; Graceland, 309; Hearts and Bones, 309; “You Can Call Me Al,” 308
Simon, Tony, 7, 8, 21, 23, 70, 151, 358
Simon and Garfunkel, 71; Bookends, 73, 74, 142; “Sounds of Silence,” 71; Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., 72
Simone, Nina, 259, 312
Sinatra, Frank, 149, 360, 362
Siquomb, 56, 65
“Sire of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song), The,” xiv, 344–45, 352, 367
“Sisotowbell Lane,” 342
ska, 300
Slick, Grace, 109
Sloman, Larry, “Ratso,” 203
Sly and the Family Stone, 173, 291
Smith, Huston, 241
Smith, Patti, 205, 244; Horses, 205
“Snakes and Ladders,” 329, 331
“Solid Love,” 300
“Song for Sharon,” 32, 60, 120, 223, 230, 235–39, 241, 248, 301, 303, 344
“Song to a Seagull,” 89
Song to a Seagull, 14, 70–81, 90, 98, 188, 244, 338, 360; advertising, 73; David Crosby as producer of, 71–81, 97; remixing, 78; reviews, 74–76; sales, 87; songs, 72–73, 76–81; sound quality, 77–78. See also specific songs
Souther, J. D., 258, 261; Mitchell and, 258
Spector, Phil, 91
Spectrum, Philadelphia, 212
Spielberg, Steven, 280
Springsteen, Bruce, 176, 354; Born to Run, 354
Squamish, 150
Staples, Mavis, 245
“Stay in Touch,” 352
Steely Dan: “Kid Charlemagne,” 230; The Royal Scam, 230
Steinem, Gloria, 296
Stereo Review, 138
Stevens, Cat, 129
Stevens, Wallace, 80, 339
Stills, Stephen, 79, 104–105; guitar style, 133, 134; “Love the One You’re With,” 144; Woodstock and, 107, 109, 110
Sting, 300, 308, 309; The Dream of the Blue Turtles, 308
Stipe, Michael, 28
Stone, Ron, 113
Stoner, Rob, 172
St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, 19–20
“Strange Boy, A,” 221, 230, 299
Stravinsky, Igor, The Rite of Spring, 234
Streisand, Barbra, 96, 271
Studio City, 173–74
Sullivan, J.W.N., Beethoven: His Spiritual Development, 152
Summer of Love, 125–26
Sunset Boulevard, 103, 129
Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, 79, 129
Sunset Strip, 73
Sunshine Coast, 150–56, 158, 159, 160, 163, 170, 240, 243
“Sweet Bird,” 197–98, 223
Sweet Honey in the Rock, 256
“Sweet Sucker Dance,” 276
synthesizers, 245, 288, 289, 295, 308, 309, 310, 328, 351, 354
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Talking Heads, 28, 244
“Talk to Me,” 202–203, 210, 229, 234, 255
“Taming the Tiger,” 159, 352
Taming the Tiger, 351–53; songs, 352; tour, 353–55; weak sales, 353. See also specific songs
Tate, Greg, 257
Taylor, James, 50, 115, 127–30, 157, 158, 258, 309, 316–17, 338; drug use of, 128–29, 143, 145, 148, 166; “Fire and Rain,” 128; Mitchell and, 127–30, 138, 143–48, 159, 166–67, 169, 299, 325; Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, 128; “River” cover, 138; “You Can Close Your Eyes,” 128
Taylor, Mick, 281
“Tea Leaf Prophecy, The,” 6, 25, 329, 331
television, 39–40, 107, 151, 179, 288, 343, 345, 351, 370; American Masters documentary, 15, 352; Amnesty International Concert, 322–26; Canadian, 345; Mitchell on Cavett show, 107–10; Mitchell’s early performances on, 39–40; MTV, 290–92, 298, 332; Showtime Coast to Coast, 329–30. See also specific shows
“That Song About the Midway,” 48, 96–98
30th Street Studio, New York City, 249
“This Little Light of Mine,” 369
Thoreau, Henry David, 151
“Three Great Stimulants, The,” 322–24, 351
Tibetan Book of the Dead, The, 241
“Tin Angel,” 91, 93, 94
TNT, Mitchell tribute concert on, 255–56
Todo Mondo (movie), 262
Tokyo, 302
Tolkien, J.R.R., 37, 94; The Lord of the Rings, 56, 99
Tork, Peter, 68, 70
Toronto, 33, 34–35, 65, 79, 190, 231; music scene, 33–35, 66–67, 73
Toronto Star, 116, 153
Townshend, Pete, 28, 81, 322
Travelogue, 227, 359, 365
Troubadour, Los Angeles, 127
“Trouble Child,” xii, 170, 223
Trudeau, Gary, 350
Trudeau, Pierre, 100, 109, 284–85
Trungpa Rinpoche, Chögyam, 225–28, 233, 236, 240, 241–42, 263
tunings, guitar, xvi, 39, 49, 50–51, 59, 86, 147, 172, 191–92, 237, 353; open, xvi, 39, 86, 147, 172, 191–92, 237; standard, 39
Turbulent Indigo, 336–37, 342–45, 353; Grammy for, 336, 337; reviews, 337, 344; sales, 337; songs, 342–45. See also specific songs
“Twisted,” 186–87, 360
“Two Grey Rooms,” 255, 339–41
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ukulele, 12, 24, 30, 33, 358
Ullmann, Liv, 296
“Underneath the Streetlights,” 300
Universal Ampitheatre, 190–91
University of Maryland, College Park, 216–17, 220
Uren, John, 30, 31
“Urge for Going,” 39, 50, 62, 73, 241, 357
U2, 88, 322, 323
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Vadim, Roger, 237
van Gogh, Vincent, 86, 153, 155, 160, 195, 336
Vanguard Records, 64, 71
Van Ronk, Dave, 40, 48, 105
vaudeville, 256
Vaughan, Sarah, 330, 360
Velvet Underground, 72, 323, 338; Velvet Underground & Nico, 72
Ventura Boulevard, 112
Verve, 96
Vibe, 257
videos, music, 290–91, 332, 333
Vietnam War, 89, 95, 99–101, 117, 158, 332, 333, 368
Village Vanguard, New York City, 263
Village Voice, The, 205, 219
Vogue, 74, 146, 347
VSOP, 275
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Waits, Tom, Rain Dogs, 308
Wallace, David Foster, 128
The Wall concert, 333–35
Wall Street Journal, The, 138
Walrath, Jack, 269
Warhol, Andy, 93, 117; Chelsea Girls, 93; Factory, 93
Washington Post, The, 138, 281, 284
Watergate scandal, 158, 192
Waters, Muddy, 244
Waters, Roger, 333, 334
Watts, Michael, 280
Way It Is, The (TV show), 140
“We Are the World,” 313
Weather Report, 174, 253–54, 274, 280
Weavers, 49
Weill, Kurt, 38
Wein, George, 49, 52
Weinstock, Bob, 186
Weller, Sheila, Girls Like Us, 37
West, Rebecca, 296
Wexler, Hannah, 343
White Swan, Leicester, 93
Who, 324
Wickham, Andy, 71
Wild Things Run Fast, xvi, 288, 292–302, 307, 309, 330, 365; cover art, 292; reviews, 298; songs, 292, 296–302; tour, 302–304, 307; vocal quality, 295; weak sales, 308. See also specific songs
William Morris talent agency, 65
Williams, Bert, 256
Williams, Hank, 245
Williams, Robin, 200
Williams, Tennessee, Sweet Bird of Youth, 198
Williams, Tony, 348, 349, 363
Williamson, Sonny Boy, 244
“Willy,” 114, 122
Wilson, Brian, 142
Wilson, Daniel J., Polio, 20–21
Wilson, Tom, 47
Winnipeg, Manitoba, 89
Winterland, San Francisco, 244
“Wizard of Is, The,” 56
W magazine, 366
Wolfe, Tom, 300–301; The Painted Word, 29
“Wolf That Lives in Lindsey, The,” 276–77, 287
“Woman of Heart and Mind,” 161
Wonder, Stevie, 109, 142, 255; Innervisions, 142
Wood, Lorrie, 25, 29, 31, 35
Wood, Ron, 281
“Woodstock,” 3, 108–109, 111, 114, 115, 119, 137, 244, 262, 290, 323, 324, 356; on Both Sides Now, 366; CSNY’s cover of, 111, 244
Woodstock (film), 245
Woodstock festival, 88, 107–11, 176, 190, 201, 324
Woolf, Virginia, 232
“World Beat” sound, 331
World War II, 9, 265
Wyman, Bill, 222
Wynn, Ed, 354–55
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Yamaha CS80 synthesizer, 245
Yarrow, Peter, 49
Yogi Joe, 324–25
“You Dream Flat Tires,” 331
Young, Lester, 173, 270–73
Young, Neil, 20, 79, 89–90, 94, 110, 115, 192, 221, 316–17; drug use of, 145, 246; “Helpless,” 90, 245, 246; Last Waltz concert, 244, 245, 246; Mitchell and, 89–90, 245–46, 248; “Ohio,” 89; polio of, 20; “Sugar Mountain,” 90
“You Turn Me On, I’m a Radio,” 90, 161, 164, 338
“You’ve Changed,” 360–61
Yuppies, 301
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Zaentz, Celia, 263, 267
Zawinul, Joe, 280
Zen Buddhism, 54, 63, 99
Zevon, Warren, 294
Zorn, John, 366
PHOTO SECTION
On the prairie at recess, determined to be Roy Rogers and not Dale Evans
(Photograph by Myrtle Anderson)
(Left to right) Garry Korven, Len Lang, Joan Anderson, and Tony Simon lounging around on a lazy afternoon at Waskesiu, a lake near Saskatoon (Courtesy of Tony Simon)
Joni (right) at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art, with pep and a hairdo at the height of fads and fashions
(Courtesy of SAIT Archives)
Back in the fledgling days when Joni told the CBC that her songs were about “happiness” (Frank Lennon / Toronto Star Collection / Getty Images)
Joni and Chuck Mitchell, when his union membership got her into the better clubs in Yorkville—from the Clef Club to the Riverboat
(Copyright © Detroit Free Press /ZUMAPRESS.com)
The Penny Farthing, where Joni corrected Chuck Mitchell’s rendition of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and that’s where the trouble began
(Courtesy of Lesley [Dalrymple] O’Neil)
Joni and Leonard Cohen on the day they met, Newport Folk Festival, 1967. “Part of you pours out of me / In these lines from time to time.” (David Gahr / Premium Archive / Getty Images)
(Left to right) the three Js, Joni, Judy, and Joan, at the Big Sur festival, 1968 (with John Byrne Cooke and
Nancy Carlen) (Robert Altman / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images)
At the piano on Lookout Mountain in Laurel Canyon, 1969, in the halcyon days when she and Graham Nash, a.k.a. Willy, were fighting over it (Copyright © Jim Marshall Photography LLC)
Joni and Graham Nash, in the midst. “I loved the man, so I can’t say anything bad about him.” (Copyright © Jim Marshall Photography LLC)
With James Taylor, recording backup vocals for Carole King’s “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” when King was recording Tapestry down the hall from the Blue sessions (Photograph by Jim McCrary)
Joni with her label boss, host, and “Free Man in Paris,” David Geffen, now the two-hundredth-richest man in the world. (Julian Wasser / The LIFE Images Collection / Getty Images)
Exchanging a look with Jaco Pastorius, the bass player of her dreams, at the Berkeley Jazz Festival, 1979 (Photograph by Ed Perlstein / MusicImages.com)
The Last Waltz: Thanksgiving 1976, belting out “I Shall Be Released.” (Left to right, front row) Dr. John, Joni, Rick Danko, Bob Dylan, and Robbie Robertson; (behind them) Ringo Starr, Neil Young (head), Van Morrison (eyes), Ronnie Hawkins, and Levon Helm
(Photograph by Ed Perlstein / MusicImages.com)
“I love to play with Herbie.” Joni and Herbie Hancock at the Bread and Roses Festival, Berkeley, in the fall of 1978, when she premiered some of her collaborations with the still-living Charles Mingus (Photograph by Ed Perlstein / MusicImages.com)
Joni and Larry Klein, her “magnificent ex-husband,” accepting a Grammy, amazed that they pulled it off for an album made “in a state of divorce” (AP Photo / Eric Draper © 2017 The Associated Press)
Generations: Joni in public with her parents, Bill, who is beaming, and Myrtle, who is pensive . . . (Photograph by Anne Bayin)
. . . and her found family—daughter Kilauren and grandson Marlin, the inspiration for “Bad Dreams Are Good” from Shine (Photograph by Mark Lipson)
A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DAVID YAFFE was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1973. He is a professor of humanities at Syracuse University and a 2012 winner of the Roger Shattuck Prize in Criticism. His writings have appeared in many publications, including The Nation, Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, Slate, New York, The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, and Bookforum. He is the author of Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown and Fascinating Rhythm.
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