Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell.

November 7, 1943 –
Roberta Joan Joni Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter and painter, one of the most influential female musicians of the late 20th century, was born on this date.

Her many hit songs include Both Sides Now, Chelsea Morning, Big Yellow Taxi, River, California, and Free Man in Paris were all recorded before she was 32.