Joni Mitchell
Did you know that Jon Mitchell’s real name is Roberta Joan Anderson? Born on November 7, 1943 in Alberta, Canada, she earned the 75th spot on the Rolling Stone list for top guitarists. However, we daresay she deserves a higher ranking because of her unique tuning style that makes every chord stand out. She was popular for writing her songs using the same chords tuned differently. She even had a song that had 50 individual variations! We bet you would recognize the following songs if we played them: “Nathan La Franeer”, “I Had a King”, and “Night in the City”. She’s an amazing songwriter on top of that.
Joni Mitchell
Buddy Guy
If George Buy does not ring a bell, maybe it is because he became popular under the name Buddy Guy. Born on July 30, 1936 in Louisiana, he did not stay there long because his family allegedly kicked him out after making so much noise. It did not seem like he stopped after moving out because record executives once called his music “just a bunch of noise.” However, his guitaring eventually earned him some respect when his blues style became popular. He has influenced some great guitarists later on with his hits like “First Time I Met the Blues” and “Stone Crazy”. He was an icon, that is for sure.
Buddy Guy
