Original: Joni Mitchell , CC ( born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 , 1943 ) , also known as the Queen of Folk Rock , is a Canadian musician , songwriter , and painter.JoniMitchell.com - Biography Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto .
Simplified: Roberta Joan Anderson ( born 1943 in Alberta , Canada ) , better known as Joni Mitchell , is a Canadian songwriter , musician and artist .