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The song originated from a domestic event that took place while Graham Nash was living with Joni Mitchell (and her two cats [4]) in her house in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, after they had gone out for breakfast and had bought an inexpensive vase on Ventura Boulevard. [5] Nash wrote the song in an hour, on Mitchell's piano. [4]
The title makes reference to Laurel Canyon, a center of popular music culture in Los Angeles during the 1960s, where Mitchell lived while she was writing the album. [11] Specifically, Mitchell lived and wrote at 8217 Lookout Mountain Avenue, the house which is the subject of Graham Nash's "Our House".
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, and other genres. [1]
Mitchell first got paid to perform at a Canadian coffee house in 1962 The musician’s first paid performance was at The Louis Riel coffee house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on Oct. 31, 1962.
PLAYBACK: The acclaimed author of the Joni Mitchell masterpiece ‘Arrangements in Blue’, Amy Key dives into a lesser-known chapter of the Canadian songwriter’s catalogue and finds things ...
With both configurations, Nash went on to even greater worldwide success, penning many of CSN's most-commercial hit singles such as "Our House" (about the house in Laurel Canyon shared with his then-lover Joni Mitchell); "Teach Your Children" and "Marrakesh Express" (both of which had been rejected by the Hollies); "Just a Song Before I Go ...
The series kicks off with next month's Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967). Joni Mitchell Announces Archival Series, Shares Early 1963 Recording of "House of the Rising Sun": Stream Lake Schatz
Live at Canterbury House – 1967 is a live album by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 30, 2020, by Rhino Records. [1] The album, which is the third overall release and the first live release of the Joni Mitchell Archives, features a three-set recording from the Canterbury House student missionary in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 27, 1967. [2]