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Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Born: Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, TX
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Died: Oct 4, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Styles: Blues-Rock, Album Rock, Hard 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
Pearl (Legacy Edition) [Legacy Edition]
Pearl (Legacy Edition) [Legacy Edition]
Released: 2005
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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After the live Cheap Thrills, Pearl is undeniably Janis Joplin's studio classic, and her final recording, released posthumously. She departed the earth at the very top of her game creatively. The album ...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
More Janis Joplin albums: Main Albums (12), Compilations (32), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (5), Others (2)
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