My aunt from my hometown never fails to send me clippings of Joni. I
sang two Joni songs at her wedding! No time to type the entire thing,
but I will give you some of it, then send it all to Les:

Headline: First Lady
Joni Mitchell, goddess among songwriters, once again leads the way

Subheading: To experience Joni Mitchell's gorgeous voice - so much like
the languid, liquid trumpet phrasings of midperiod Mile Davis - wrapping
itself around her early anthem Woodstock is to realize how far we have
fallen. This is so strong, so musical, so profound, that it reveals in
relief the shallowness of what now passes for pop music.

Jerry

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