At 74, Janis Ian has built a career on just two hit songs whose inspirations had come about under the most ordinary of circumstances. Born Janis Eddy Fink in New Jersey, Ian mastered the acoustic ...

Singer-songwriter-musician Janis Ian celebrates her 74 th birthday today. For most of those years, 60 of them in fact, she has been famous, having rocketed to fame at age 14 with her precocious debut ...

One-hit wonders often have a hard time transcending that status and building long-term careers in the music business. It takes the kind of talent that just can’t be denied to launch an artist out of ...

Janis Ian is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album ...

Discover the life of singer-songwriter Janis Ian and how she rose as a folk icon and gay rights advocate. She broke ground with “Society’s Child” (1966), a bold take on interracial love, and “At ...

In celebration of Pride Month, "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence" takes a candid look into the "At Seventeen” singer-songwriter's decades-long journey as a musician staying true to her voice and artistry.

Ever since she was a teenager, Janis Ian has used her musical talents to express herself and write songs about the world around her. In 1966, she released “Society’s Child,” a song she wrote at just ...

BEREA – Janis Ian fans have until Friday, August 22, to visit “Breaking Silence: The Janis Ian Archives,” an exhibit showcasing the singer-songwriter-storyteller’s personal life, professional ...

Singer-songwriter Janis Ian evolved from a precocious young talent to an influential figure in the music industry and an advocate for social justice. Born in 1951 to a politically active Jewish family ...

Janis Ian and Joan Baez have released a new single, featuring a duet by the two legendary folk singers. But there’s a twist. “One in a Million,” written by Ian and Jess Leary, features a performance ...