I believe that particular myth is true. And I believe that Joni Mitchell has a lot of Skip James in her. Mitchell’s sixth album, Court & Spark, turns 50 this month, and listening to it today ...

Joni Mitchell called this iconic love song a "throwaway," despite it being her most commercially successful record.

The volumes of Joni ... "Court and Spark" years and its era-soundtracking singles "Free Man in Paris" and "Help Me." ...