A contact sheet from 1968 captures images of Joni Mitchell as the waiflike folk singer who would soon become a major force in pop music. Click through the gallery to see more images from her amazing career.
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The Canadian singer performs in an undated photograph. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
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James Taylor and Mitchell provide backing vocals for Carole King's famous "Tapestry" album at A&M Records studio in Los Angeles in 1971.
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Neil Young and Mitchell team up with the Band during "The Last Waltz" concert in 1976 in San Francisco. Director Martin Scorsese documented these performances in a 1978 film.
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Mitchell was near the height of her popularity when she performed at the 1972 Mariposa Folk Festival in Toronto. Some of her major albums include "Clouds," "Ladies of the Canyon," "Blue," "For the Roses," "Court and Spark" and "Wild Things Run Fast."
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Mitchell appears reflective in a 1980 portrait in Toronto.
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Mitchell joins Herbie Hancock backstage in Berkeley, California, in 1982.
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Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa and Sting hang out at a post-concert party in 1991 in Los Angeles.
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Mitchell holds her two Grammys after the 1996 award ceremony in Los Angeles. She won the best pop album and best recording package awards for "Turbulent Indigo."
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Mitchell performs during her 70th birthday celebration in Toronto in 2013.
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Mitchell attends a pre-Grammy event in Beverly Hills, California, in February.
