Nickname: The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s
Genre: Rock / Blues
Most Memorable Recording: "Piece of My Heart"
Followers: Lou Ann Barton, Kim Carnes, Melissa Etheridge, Heart, Alannah Myles, Alias, Fetchin Bones, Marilyn Scott, Kim Lembo, Mundy, Beki Bondage, Carmen Consoli, Ronna, Eileen Rose, Marion Raven, Liz Melendez, Mother Jones, Stephanie's Id, Erin Sax Seymour, and many more.
Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970) was one of the most popular and influential female singers to emerge from the West Coast "counterculture" that thrived in the mid- to late-1960s. Her compelling stage and recording persona effectively transcended any regional boundaries. Her trademark raucous performing presence, combined with the raw emotion conveyed in her bluesy singing style and her unconventional but trend-setting and highly personal taste in fashion, captivated a national audience who sensed both her toughness and vulnerability and, in turn, embraced her without condition. Joplin, who was given to emotional excess and susceptible to unhealthy indulgence, passed away at the height of her fame.
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