Getty Images Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding ... She remained mainly an album artist but in 1968 had a hit single with her cover of Erma Franklin's Piece Of My Heart.

To this day, Janis Joplin is one of the crucial figures in the ’60s flower-power movement. With hit songs such as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart,” and “Summertime” Joplin ...

“Janis was the first woman to ... Released posthumously in January 1971, Pearl was Joplin’s best and most cultured work, ...

Janis Joplin was born and raised in Port Arthur ... posthumously and became the bestselling album of her career. The single “Me and Bobby McGee” topped charts for weeks.

Nick Gravenites helped Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg develop modern blues rock, but much of his best-known work was for ...

According to Janis Joplin.net, Kris recounted: 'She'd definitely let ya know when she was being abused, and she thought so a lot. 'She was always jangling around talking about how everybody was ...

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The singer-songwriter channels a wealth of varied influences on her latest album, an admirably ambitious if overlong ...

The rocker is known for her powerful vocals – James Montgomery of MTV said she is underrated and could “out-sing almost ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Nick Gravenites, the blues singer and guitarist for The Electric Flag and songwriter for Janis Joplin, has died, his family announced. He was 85. “I regret to inform all of ...

Christian Ulvert is the top campaign consultant for Democrats in South Florida. He doesn't hold office, but he's one of Miami ...

“But Janis [Joplin], I can’t do it without thinking ... but I guess it was the biggest single record she had. “I still admire the same people – Ray Charles, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard ...