Joni Mitchell honored with Gershwin Prize

When Joni Mitchell finally took the stage near the end of an all-star tribute concert honoring her as this year’s recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, she opted to perform a cover rather than one of her own songs.

The 79-year-old music crooned a sultry version of “Summertime,” the popular tune from George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” an appropriate choice since the award was named after the composer.

Before the show, Mitchell briefly responding to the Associated Press saying the honor was “very exciting.”

— By Jon Carucci, the Associated Press