[Note. The plan to write this article originated, following the receipt of a pre-release cassette copy of the “Threadgill’s Supper...

Janis Joplin’s sturdy legacy has been re-addressed with the recent release of the three compact disc compilation, Janis. Longtime Joplin...

“Scoping Out Baghdad”: Chet Helms was another one of those whose experiences classified them as “outside the norm.” A child...

I hesitate to call this one her “best” because I like all of the others so much. But certainly rocks...

It was a mere coincidence of time and happenstance. But it seemed to sum up an era with cruel finality....

Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in a Texas town of 60,000 called Port Arthur, just off the...

Janis Joplin’s last recording has been released by Columbia Records; sadly, it’s her most impressive one. Miss Joplin completed the...

Janis Joplin raps about the early days and other quotable things. Here she is folks, the first lady of rock...

HOLLYWOOD, AUGUST 18th: Alleged failure of promoter Leonard Jay to fulfill terms of contract with Fantality Corp. for services of...

H.I.C. Arena, Honolulu Hawaii: Janis Joplin wailed her way to two standing ovations in her Hawaii debut July 8th before...

SAN FRANCISCO: Janis Joplin has got a new band together, and, from all signs, has gotten herself together, too. In...

SAN FRANCISCO: “Are you ready for this?” grinned Janis Joplin at an audience that was packed tight as matches into...