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Joni Mitchell
Between 1965 and early 1967, Joni Mitchell lived in Detroit in this building on the fifth floor. Joni’s place was filled with thrift-store antiques and she fondly mentioned her home in many songs. At least one song — “I Had a King” — on Mitchell’s 1968 debut references her ex Chuck and this apartment… there were also a few songs on her 1970 Grammy-winning album, Clouds (“The Gallery” and “That Song About the Midway”) that mentioned this apartment.
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Chuck and Joni Mitchell
During this time she lived with her husband Chuck. The couple married quickly after meeting in a Toronto club in ’65. During this period they played as a duo, in many of the local clubs like the Alcove near Wayne State, the Chess Mate on Livernois and the Rathskeller. Buffy Saint-Marie, Gordon Lightfoot and Ton Rush were among her now famous friends who frequented in the apartment.