Joni Mitchell, CC (born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. JoniMitchell.com - BiographyMitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. In the mid-1960s she left for New York City and its rich folk music scene, recording her debut album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morn