Sending Joni Mitchell to Newport with Judy Collins
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English - November 23, 2020 23:00 - 4 minutes - 1.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsMusic Interviews Music al kooper blues project lynyrd skynyrd Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1967, Joni Mitchell broke up with Blues Project drummer Roy Blumenfeld and she ran into Al Kooper at a bar that night. Al walked her home and Joni sang some songs for him. He was so impressed with her music that he called friend Judy Collins at 2am to get her to take Joni to the Newport Folks Festival the next day. Judy said yes, but grumbled about being woken up. Joni's appearance at Newport kickstarted her career and Al helped her get a record contract. But you have to hear Al tell it.