A Celebration Of Janis Joplin And All Her Swagger.
Janis Joplin on the roof garden of the Chelsea Hotel in 1970. But between January 19, 1943 and October 4, 1970, Janis lived a life full of bittersweet relations with friends and family, a tragic decision-making ability and, most of all, a soul born to sing the blues. Had … But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town.
A female who commanded the stage with her confidence, sexuality and growl, at a time when rock was still an all … Janis Joplin is an icon — and rightly so. Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who embraced the power of the blues, music one could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
She was a tomboy who was intellectually curious and artistic. In her short time on the scene, Joplin helped define the music of a generation with her bluesy rasp. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.
A musical honoring her talent and her muses The freshness of that view made a strong impression on the star’s younger sister, Laura Joplin, who wrote her own book 13 years ago, titled Love Janis. In 1969, Newsweek bestowed this honorific on Janis Joplin: "The first female superstar of rock music." By Sheila Weller. However, in the context of two other superlative Joplin biographies--LOVE, JANIS by Laura Joplin (Janis's younger sister)(1992) and SCARS OF SWEET PARADISE by Alice Echols (1999)--I find Friedman's compulsive rationalizing and anxious tone here (especially in the book's concluding section) to be less illuminating of the REAL Janis Joplin than the other two books. Nov. 26, 2019 ; JANIS Her Life and Music By Holly George-Warren. Janis Joplin's heroin overdose at age 27 has come to define her for many. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.