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

Suddenly Joplin was unrivalled as the leading female rock and blues singer of the era. She remained mainly an album artist but in 1968 had a hit single with her cover of Erma Franklin's Piece Of ...

Learn about the fleeting relationship between Kris Kristofferson and Janis Joplin that led to her cover of "Me and Bobby McGee." ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more.

On Oct. 4, 1970, legendary singer Janis Joplin passed away from an accidental heroin overdose in her Hollywood hotel. The singer, born on Jan. 19, 1943, and famous for her distinctively rough ...

Charli XCX’s Mercury-nominated album Brat is as well known for its cover art as it is for its boldly irreverent music. A ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

In 2006, the late Kris Kristofferson released an acclaimed new album, This Old Road, and spoke to writer Paul Sexton frankly ...

More polished than any of Janis Joplin’s previous releases ... from formula to stunning effect. AN The cover art for singer Selena’s posthumous album, ‘Dreaming of You' (EMI) When José ...

It turns out I can also sing outside of the shower, which I didn't really know until I started working on the Janis project ... rumored to play Joplin in a previously planned biopic, as was ...

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw ...