Photos: Joni Mitchell through the years
The life and career of musician Joni Mitchell, in photos:
1975: Joni Mitchell, Roger McGuinn, Richi Havens, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan
Musicians Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Richi Havens, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform the finale of the The Rolling Thunder Revue, a tour headed by Dylan, in Dec. 1975. (AP Photo)
1988: Joni Mitchell
Singer Joni Mitchell pauses during an interview in Toronto, May 2, 1988. After a 20-year career, Mitchell's latest album, "Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm," shows the Canadian singer's evolution into a tougher, more issue-oriented chronicler of the era. (AP Photo)
1995: Joni Mitchell
In this Dec. 6, 1995 file photo, singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell poses with the Century Award at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File)
1996: Joni Mitchell
Folk-rocking musician Joni Mitchell, Canada, at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, May 7, 1996, the day prior to receiving the yearly Polar Music Prize. (AP Photo/Soren Andersson)
1998: Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell performs at Pauley Pavilion, Thursday, May 21, 1998 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
2000: Joni Mitchell
Singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell acknowledges applause at the beginning of Turner Network Television's "All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell," Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett)
2007: Joni Mitchell, Wayne Shorter
Joni Mitchell, left, and Wayne Shorter, right, perform during an all-star tribute concert for Herbie Hancock, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)
2015: Joni Mitchell
FILE - Joni Mitchell arrives at the 2015 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Feb. 7, 2015. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
2018: Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell presented with a birthday cake on stage at JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
2021: Joni Mitchell at Kennedy Center Honors
2021 Kennedy Center honoree singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell poses on the red carpet at the Medallion Ceremony for the 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Library of Congress, on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
2021: Joni Mitchell
Folk music legend Joni Mitchell arrives at the 44th Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. The 2021 Kennedy Center honorees include Mitchell, Motown Records creator Berry Gordy, "Saturday Night Live" mastermind Lorne Michaels, actress-singer Bette Midler, and opera singer Justino Diaz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
2021: Joni Mitchell and President Joe Biden
Folk music legend Joni Mitchell visits with President Joe Biden during the Kennedy Center Honorees Reception at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
"Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," Mitchell said Friday in a message posted on her website.
Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her first full-length concert Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Watch here.