Joni Mitchell, BLUE album is 50 years old, NYT Article

Speaking of Joni and Music From Big Pink, a few connections between the two:

1- Both she and The Band are of course from Canada (except for Levon Helm, born and raised in Arkansas).

2- Robbie Robertson appears on her Court And Spark album.

3- Joni is seen (though off stage, behind a curtain) and heard in The Last Waltz.