JANIS JOPLIN (1943 - 1970)
Blues rock singer, born in Port Arthur, Texas, USA. At age 17 she performed with bar bands in Texas and California, then moved to San Francisco (1966) where she joined Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Their best-selling album, Cheap Thrills (1968), ensured her reputation as a unique blues and rock stylist. With the Kozmic Blues Band (1969) and the Full Tilt Boogie Band (1970) she released best-selling albums before her death from a heroin overdose.