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.

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.

The Rose Theatre Company is bringing back “Janis,” in which Jessie Rose channels Janis Joplin. The one-act is structured as a performance, in which Rose sings some of Joplin's songs and talks ...

Joplin, who died of a drug overdose on Oct. 4, 1970 at age 27, sang like a whirling twirling ball of high-octane fire. She sang much as a speaking-in-tongues, brimstone-filled preacher preaches ...

In addition to Joplin’s prominent material, the cast album A Night With Janis Joplin features songs by her greatest influences, including Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Nina Simone, Bessie Smith and ...