The 1976 track might epitomize Joni Mitchell’s prowess as a lyricist and composer, but it wouldn’t have become the song it did without playwright Sam Shepard. While both on the road for Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue concert tour, Mitchell and Shepard struck up a short-lived affair that inspired Mitchell’s iconic track and lead single […]
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