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Joni Mitchell says she became U.S. citizen to vote but will never stop being Canadian • Oct. 15, 2026, 5:11 PM ET (Globe and Mail)

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Also Known As Roberta Joan Anderson
Born November 7, 1943 (age 83) • Canada
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2024) • Kennedy Center Honors (2021) • Grammy Award (2007) • Order of Canada (2004) • Grammy Award (2000) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1997) • Grammy Award (1995) • Grammy Award (1974) • Grammy Award (1969)

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Chuck Berry
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Bruce Springsteen
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Neil Young sings and plays electric guitar on stage under concert lighting, wearing a light-colored suit, with a microphone and guitar picks visible in front of him.
Neil Young
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Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
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Leonard Cohen sits on a railroad track wearing a dark beret and brown leather jacket.
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James Taylor
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Dolly Parton
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Elton John, 2006
Elton John
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
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Carole King smiles while playing the piano and singing into a microphone during a performance at the White House.
Carole King
American singer-songwriter
Al Green smiling widely while performing on stage, wearing a white shirt with a loosened red tie, standing at a microphone with an orange background.
Al Green
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Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
Stevie Wonder
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Ray Charles
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Patti Smith
Patti Smith
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Eric Clapton
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Van Morrison.
Van Morrison
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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
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Lou Reed performs on stage in Madrid, wearing a black jacket and playing an electric guitar while singing into a microphone.
Lou Reed
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Tom Waits
Tom Waits
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