The Songs that Define Janis Joplin’s Career
Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas. Sadly, she died of a heroin overdose at the young age of 27, in Los Angeles, California in 1970.
In between those dates, though, she wowed the world with her banshee-like singing voice that was perfect for the burgeoning genre of rock and roll.
While Joplin could have had many more albums and hit singles in her catalog today, had she stuck around longer, there are still many songs that rose to the rarefied air of superstar hit single.
Another song from Cheap Thrills to make waves was “Summertime,” another cover. The album made Joplin a star and one of the reasons for that was her screechy, scratchy version of the standard.
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