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Janis Joplin
Born: Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX
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Died: Oct 4, 1970 in Hollywood, CA
Genre: Blues, Pop/Rock
Biography: The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was also a great blues singer, making her material her own with her wailing, raspy, supercharged emotional delivery. First rising to stardom as the frontwoman for San Francisco psychedelic band Big Brother & the Holding Company, she left ...Read full biography
Cheap Thrills
Cheap Thrills
Released: 1968
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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Cheap Thrills, the major-label debut of Janis Joplin, was one of the most eagerly anticipated, and one of the most successful, albums of 1968. Joplin and Big Brother had earned extensive press notice ever ...Read full review
Pearl
Pearl
Released: 1971
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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Janis Joplin's second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened ...Read full review
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