January 12, 2016 - Ultimate Classic Rock 45 Years Ago: Janis Joplin’s Second Solo Album, ‘Pearl’, Released Three Months After Her Death Janis Joplin wasn’t around when her second solo album, Pearl, was released in January 1971. She wasn’t around a few...
April 18, 2012 - jambands.com The Pearl Sessions Janis Joplin The Pearl Sessions (Legacy Recordings) Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls (ATO Records) Historically, it’s been the kiss of...
January 01, 1999 - Entertainment Weekly 89 Janis Joplin WOMEN WHO SANG THE BLUES, FEMALE POP STARS, and plenty of folkies came before her. But until Janis Joplin crashed...
April 01, 1971 - Circus Record Reviews I hesitate to call this one her “best” because I like all of the others so much. But certainly rocks...
February 15, 1971 - Time Magazine Janis and Jimi, Op. Posth. It was a mere coincidence of time and happenstance. But it seemed to sum up an era with cruel finality....
January 31, 1971 - New York Times Janis Keeps Her Promise In ‘Pearl’ Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in a Texas town of 60,000 called Port Arthur, just off the...
January 16, 1971 - The New York Times Pearl, Last Album Janis Joplin Made, May Be Her Finest Janis Joplin’s last recording has been released by Columbia Records; sadly, it’s her most impressive one. Miss Joplin completed the...