Joni Mitchell Brings Wynonna Judd, Brandi Carlile to Tears

It has been 55 years since Joni Mitchell has been on stage on the Newport Folks Pageant in Rhode Island. The gang was delighted to see the 78-year-old make an look over the weekend and steal the present.

Based on a report from NPR, Brandi Carlile — who additionally carried out on the competition — was instrumental in getting Mitchell again on stage. It was her first full-length public efficiency since 2000. It was an unimaginable feat for the singer, who suffered a mind aneurysm in 2015.

Whereas Mitchell sang a number of songs on stage, it was her rendition of “Each Sides Now” that left everybody a bit misty-eyed. Carlile and Wynona Judd — who was additionally part of the festivities — had been wiping away tears on stage whereas accompanying Mitchell vocally.

The present was billed as “Brandi Carlile and Associates;” nonetheless, it was a tribute present to Mitchell rapidly. Actually, at one level, Carlile declared that the night time can be known as “Joni Jam” from there on out. Mitchell sang a few of her greatest hits, together with “Huge Yellow Taxi,” “Amelia” and “Assist Me.” She additionally coated songs together with “Love Potion No. 9” from the Searchers and George Gershwin’s “Summertime.”

The efficiency caught the eye of different artists, together with Carlile’s the Highwomen bandmate Maren Morris, who tweeted her feelings.

A Canadian-born singer, Mitchell rose to musical stardom within the Sixties. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone known as her “one of many best songwriters ever” and positioned her 1971 album Blue on their list of the “500 Best Albums of All Time.”