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Joni Mitchell became a vastly influential singer-songwriter by combining a deep, personal style with the sounds of pop, jazz, and the avant-garde. On today's show, Lloyd Whitesell, the author of a new book on Mitchell reveals some of the hidden aspects of her creativity. Also: Bon Iver is a project fronted by Justin Vernon, the soulful folk songwriter based out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He wrote and recorded the songs on his acclaimed debut "For Emma, Forever Ago" during three months of isolation in his father’s hunting cabin. He joins us to perform live.
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Bon IverDissecting The Music of Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of the twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and popularity, there has been no detailed appraisal of her musical achievement. In The Music of Joni Mitchell, author Lloyd Whitesell offers the first survey of Mitchell's work, looking at the style, ...
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Nelson Riddle - "Cross Country Suite" (Universal Music)
In 1958 bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle took a break from his job as an arranger for star clients like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole to compose an eleven-movement musical travelogue of the United States. The "Cross Country Suite," which has ...
In 1958 bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle took a break from his job as an arranger for star clients like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole to compose an eleven-movement musical travelogue of the United States. The "Cross Country Suite," which has ...
Bon Iver
In a period of just a few months, singer-songwriter Justin Vernon broke up with his girlfriend, lost friends and his band. He spent a winter holed up in his father's hunting cabin in remote Wisconsin, recording songs about solitude that would be released under the name Bon Iver. He joins ...