Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo‑soprano vocals and her electric stage presence. In 1967, she rose to prominence following an appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little‑known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and later the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and on the Festival Express train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song “Me and Bobby McGee”, which posthumously reached number one in March 1971. Her most popular songs include her cover versions of “Piece of My Heart”, “Cry Baby”, “Down on Me”, “Ball and Chain” and “Summertime”, as well as her original song “Mercedes Benz”, which was her final recording. Joplin died of a heroin overdose in October 1970 at the age of 27. A second solo album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard 200. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 28 on its 2008 list of the “200 Greatest Singers of All Time”, and number 78 on the 2023 list. As of 2013, she remained one of the top‑selling vocalists in the United States, with RIAA certifications of 18.5 million albums sold.
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To love somebody
Try (just a little bit harder)
Cry Baby
Get it while you can
Piece Of My Heart
Mercedes Benz
Me and Bobby McGee
Kozmic Blues
Maybe
ove over
A Woman Left Lonely
Women Is Losers
One Night Stand
Take Another Piece Of My Heart
All Is Loneliness
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