Janis Joplin
American singer.
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Me and Bobby McGee
Song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller, whose songs "King Of The Road," "Dang Me" and "Do-Wacka-Do" defined a generation of crossover country music.
Song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller, whose songs "King Of The Road," "Dang Me" and "Do-Wacka-Do" defined a generation of crossover country music.
A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
Piece of My Heart
Romantic funk/soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967.
Romantic funk/soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967.
The song came to greater mainstream attention when Big Brother and the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin on lead vocals) covered the song in 1968 and had a much bigger hit with it.
Festival Express
Festival Express is a 2003 documentary film about the 1970 train tour of the same name across Canada taken by some of North America's most popular rock bands, including the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito Bros, Ian & Sylvia's Great Speckled Bird, and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends.
27 Club
Urban legend that popular musicians, artists, and actors die at age 27 with statistically anomalous frequency.
Urban legend that popular musicians, artists, and actors die at age 27 with statistically anomalous frequency.
Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971.
Summertime (George Gershwin song)
Aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
Aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
Big Brother and the Holding Company's version featuring Janis Joplin on vocals has been highly praised.
Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
Former American football coach and sports analyst.
Former American football coach and sports analyst.
In high school he was a classmate of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Janis Joplin.
Monterey International Pop Festival
Three-day music festival held June 16 to 18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California.
Three-day music festival held June 16 to 18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California.
The festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who and Ravi Shankar, the first large-scale public performance of Janis Joplin and the introduction of Otis Redding to a mass American audience.
Ma Rainey
American blues singer and influential early blues recording artist.
American blues singer and influential early blues recording artist.
Her signature low and gravelly voice sung with Rainey's gusto and authoritative style inspired imitators from Louis Armstrong, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt among others.
Jorma Kaukonen
American blues, folk, and rock guitarist.
American blues, folk, and rock guitarist.
He played as a solo act in coffee houses and accompanied Janis Joplin on acoustic guitar on the 1964 recording known as "The Typewriter Tapes" because of the obtrusive sound of Kaukonen's first wife, Margareta, typing in the background.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, Oscar-winning composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, Oscar-winning composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist.
Her music has been recorded by many artists including Donovan, Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes, Janis Joplin, and Glen Campbell.