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Joni Mitchell through the years

Joni Mitchell waves to the crowd during her 70th birthday tribute concert as part of the Luminato Festival at Massey Hall in Toronto.

Joni Mitchell waves to the crowd during her 70th birthday tribute concert as part of the Luminato Festival at Massey Hall in Toronto.

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Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has been in the public eye for over five decades. Here’s a look back at some notable moments in her career.

Joni Mitchell through the years | 1968

Joni Mitchell poses with a guitar for a photo shoot with Vogue magazine in 1968.

  (Jack Robinson / Getty Images)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 2008

Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock perform as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music in Los Angeles.

  (Mark Mainz / AP)

Joni Mitchell through the years

Author Margaret Atwood, left, and singer Joni Mitchell hug each other after unveiling their stars on the Canada Walk of Fame in Toronto on Friday Oct. 19, 2001.

  (Frank Gunn / AP)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 2000

Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell in January 2000, talking about an upcoming album of jazzy standards, “Both Sides Now.”   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 2015

Joni Mitchell arrives at the 2015 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 7.   (John Shearer / Associated Press)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 1998

Joni Mitchell in concert at the Anaheim Pond on May 23, 1998.   (Geraldine Wilkins-Kasinga / Los Angeles Times)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 2008

Joni Mitchell performs with Herbie Hancock as part of Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo Music in Los Angeles on March 20, 2008.   (Mark Mainz / Associated Press)

Joni Mitchell through the years

Mitchell was one of the stars who performed at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa for American Indian activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents. The event raised money for the legal defense of Peltier, who some believe did not receive a fair trial.  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Joni Mitchell through the years | 1995

On Dec. 5, 1995, Joni Mitchell is presented with the Century Award at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards in New York.   (Adam Nadel / Associated Press)

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