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Input (English): Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. "Rolling Stone" called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Drawing from folk, pop, rock and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment and joy. Question: The man who played with the Canadian singer-songwriter and is noted for his work with Weather Report is known as what type of musician? Answer: percussionist
Output (English): Roberta Joan Joni Mitchell, CC née Anderson; born November 7, 1943 is a Canadian singersongwriter and painter.