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.

This story in the Chronicle's Sunday Zest magazine on Aug. 23, 1970. Excerpts of the story, as it ran then, follow. Janis Joplin, the celebrated demigoddess of blue-eyed soul, the heiress to the ...

When one thinks of “Me And Bobby McGee”, one thinks of the incomparable Janis Joplin. The iconic vocalist who defined the 1960s didn’t get to see all the love she got from her version of the song. It ...

In the 1960s, Janis Joplin was an icon of the counterculture, a female rock star at a time when rock was an all-boys' club. "At that point in time there weren't too many women taking center stage," ...

1. I'm working hard not to make this an album about her death. (But isn't this an album about her death? Wouldn't you want a way of understanding it?) Maybe a list of what she needed to say before she ...

Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of singer Marvin Gaye, has died at the age of 66. Michael Ochs Archives Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of late singer Marvin Gaye, has died at the age of 66. The ...

The new Mean Girls makes some changes to the story, including Janice being a queer character. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We ...