I started reading Rolling Stone around 1969 and one of the very first issues I have has Joni on the cover. Interesting that with the death of the "folk boom," Joni wasn't marketed as a folk artist.
After initially being sympathetic to her and writing positive reviews, RS eventually turned on her... at one point, in the 70s, writing that she wanted to be a man. Then, they more or less stopped writing about her almost completely. For years almost nothing positive was written about her by Rolling Stone... Thus it was pretty ironic when they had a special issue devoted to the 100 top women in rock all-time, and she made the list. They were giving her iconic status, after having run her down for years. What a joke. But then again, the magazine went way downhill years ago...
