Born on January 19,
1943, in Port Arthur, Texas, Janis Joplin developed a love of music at an early
age, but her career didn't take off until she joined the band Big Brother and
the Holding Company in 1966. Their 1968 album, Cheap Thrills, was a huge hit.
However, friction between Joplin and the band prompted her to part ways with
Big Brother soon after.
Known for her
powerful, blues-inspired vocals, Joplin released her first solo effort, I Got
Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, in 1969. The album received mixed reviews,
but her second project, Pearl (1971), released after Joplin's death, was a huge
success. The singer died of an overdose on October 4, 1970, at age 27. Joplin was perhaps the premier blues-influenced rock singer of the late 1960's, and certainly one of the biggest female rok stars of all time.
Apart from her torrential voice, I really love that guitar sound:
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