Janis Joplin
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
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Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
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Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
Janis Joplin – The Kozmic Blues Video Anthology
Big Brother and The Holding Co.: Nine Hundred Nights
Janis Joplin : Piece Of My Heart - Live Woodstock
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
