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Janis Joplin 40th anniversary tribute
Written by admin on October 4, 2010 – 7:21 am -Janis Joplin died forty years ago today from an accidental heroin overdose at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood.
| Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Tx. She sang in the local choir as a teenager, but was also inspired by blues singers such as Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton. She moved from Texas to California in 1963 and in 1964 recorded a session with Jorma Kaukonen, who would go on to become the guitarist for Jefferson Airplane. The seven track session, which featured songs such as “Kansas City Blues” and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”, was later released on the bootleg album “The Typewriter Tape.” |  |
Tags: Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama, Janis Joplin, Live at Winterland '68, Pearl
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