Janis Joplin
Born:
January 19, 1943
Died:
October 4, 1970
Age:
27
Summary

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts.

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The Mantra-Rock Dance promotional poster featuring Big Brother and the Holding Company.
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Janis Joplin 1970
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Janis Joplin sculpture (copper, sheet, 62cm) in the building of Budapest Ferenc Erkel Grade School, Hungary, sculptor: László Szlávics, Jr.
Janis Joplin sculpture (copper, sheet, 62cm) in the building of Budapest Ferenc Erkel Grade School, Hungary, sculptor: László Szlávics, Jr.
Joplin's house at 122 Lyon Street in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, California. She lived there in the 1960s with her boyfriend Country Joe McDonald.[9]
Joplin's house at 122 Lyon Street in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco, California. She lived there in the 1960s with her boyfriend Country Joe McDonald.[9]
Joplin as a senior in high school, 1960.
Joplin as a senior in high school, 1960.
Painting of Janis Joplin
Painting of Janis Joplin
Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company, circa 1966–1967.
Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company, circa 1966–1967.
Joplin's Porsche 356C in "Summer of Love – Art of the Psychedelic Era" (Whitney Museum, New York).
Joplin's Porsche 356C in "Summer of Love – Art of the Psychedelic Era" (Whitney Museum, New York).
Joplin performs with Tom Jones on his television show in late 1969.
Joplin performs with Tom Jones on his television show in late 1969.
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