Christmas 1970: James Taylor and Joni Mitchell in Chapel Hill

Posted Dec 21, 2025
On Christmas Eve 1970 I had just turned twenty-one and was managing the Record and Tape Center at 456 West Franklin Street. As I was about to leave at 10:15 there was a knock on the door from two bundled up people. As I opened the door I saw James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, who were at the time the two most popular singer-songwriters in America. (Hippie Tipi)

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