Janis Joplin's rise and fall has been widely documented, from books to stage plays to a Hollywood biopic. But all you need to know about her tragic life – Joplin died at the age of 27 of a heroin ...

Janis Joplin (1/19/43 - 10/4/70) wasn't much of a songwriter. She penned only a handful of the songs that made her famous during her brief career, including the favorites 'Down on Me' and 'Move Over.' ...

Dedicated cheapskates have probably built up quite a music collection on Google Play without spending a cent. The latest album to get the free treatment is the Greatest Hits compilation from ...

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 ...

Music journalist Holly George-Warren, author of the new biography, "Janis: Her Life and Music" (published by Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS), offers "CBS Sunday Morning" a roster of favorite ...

Today marks what would have been the 73rd birthday of legendary Texas-born rocker Janis Joplin. I like to imagine the possibilities of a take-no-b.s., 70-something Janis ranting on Twitter, dropping ...

Welcome to Formative Jukebox, a column exploring the personal relationships people have with music. Every week, a writer will tackle a song, album, show, or musical artist and their influence on our ...

More than a generation has passed since counterculture heroine Janis Joplin first prayed for a Mercedes-Benz in a satirical ditty that became a rock classic. Now Mercedes marketers have revived the 25 ...

Oh, lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes-Benz, a color TV, a night on the town—or at least a Broadway musical about 20th-century popular music that isn’t awful? The latest entrant in that category is A ...

, it may take awhile to realize what’s missing in the world premiere of Dianne Tucker’s new play at Theatre Three. Tucker has tapped into a rich idea about the bond between strong women singers ...

Janis Joplin made her mark on the 1960s but also influenced countless singers. “A Night With Janis Joplin” on Oct. 7 at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet offers a look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s ...