Janis Joplin

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Janis Joplin

American singer

Written by Gillian G. Gaar

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Last Updated: Mar 7, 2024 • Article History

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Category: Arts & Culture

Born:: January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.

Died:: October 4, 1970, Los Angeles, California (aged 27)

Awards And Honors:: Grammy Award; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1995)

Subjects Of Study:: “Janis: Little Girl Blue”

Role In:: Monterey Pop Festival

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Janis Joplin (born January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.—died October 4, 1970, Los Angeles, California) American singer, the premier white female blues vocalist of the 1960s, who dazzled listeners with her fierce and uninhibited musical style. After an unhappy childhood in a middle-class family in southeastern Texas, Joplin attended Lamar State College of Technology and the University of Texas at Austin before dropping out in 1963 to sing folk songs and especially the blues in Texas clubs. After a long sojourn in San Francisco (during which she abused alcohol and amphetamines), she went back to Texas, only to return ...(100 of 427 words)

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