“And that's how the song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ was born.” Mitchell said she also thought of another hotel, the Garden of Allah, a swish Los Angeles stopover for stars such as Humphrey Bogart ...

Two of the most gifted young songwriters in metro Phoenix — Izzy Mahoubi and Sydney Sprague — have collaborated on a haunting cover of the Joni Mitchell song “Big Yellow Taxi” as part of a ...