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

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.

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” Joplin sang in her signature blues-rock yowl — perhaps the best-known ...

When it comes to posthumous albums, it’s wise to be cynical ... More polished than any of Janis Joplin’s previous releases, 1971’s Pearl still crackles with energy thanks to the might ...

In 2006, the late Kris Kristofferson released an acclaimed new album, This Old Road ... that for a girl to sing,” he revealed. “But Janis [Joplin], I can’t do it without thinking of her.

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 ...

The news was announced in a press release from Essential Broadcast Media ... and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” were recorded by Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash. Waylon Jennings, Ray Price ...

He was signed by the legendary manager, Larry Parnes, and recorded an album, but it was never released ... The song later became a hit for Janis Joplin, who had grown up in Port Arthur, several ...

Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known as performed by others, whether Ray Price crooning “For the Good Times” or Janis Joplin belting out “Me and Bobby ...