Janis Joplin idolized this legendary singer, whose talent and style inspired her iconic voice and legendary rock career.

If sandpaper and soul met a rose and birthed a child, that child would probably sound something like Janis Joplin. Joplin sang from the soul and with a voice hewn as if from sandpaper. And she lived a ...

On this day in 1970, Janis Joplin began recording what would become her calling card and a piece of integral music history.

Nobody on this planet had (or will have) a voice quite like Janis Joplin. She died tragically young, but in the time that she had, she cemented herself as one of the greatest singers of the 20th ...