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

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 ...

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 ...

Nick Gravenites, a Chicago blues musician who relocated to San Francisco in the 1960s and played an important role in that city’s burgeoning rock scene, died September 18, after many months of failing ...

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There’s never been a Janis Joplin biopic. There have been movies — like the 1979 Bette Midler vehicle The Rose, originally conceived as a Joplin movie before Joplin’s estate withheld rights to her ...

As a gig-musical, it is a five-star belter, with more talent onstage than is decent. Not just the singer who plays Janis, Mary Bridget Davies (Sharon Sexton will cover at some performances) but a trio ...

Austin is a city saturated with love, blessed with generations of artists able to translate that into song. Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to reflect on some of the quintessential love songs that ...

Linda Perry, who is the music producer on the film, put Woodley in a lot of "uncomfortable situations" to unlock her singing voice. Step aside Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, there’s a new iconic ...