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

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. In between those dates, though, she ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- Is it possible that Janis Joplin has been dead for 31 years? So here we are, many of us middle-aged and maybe slowing down a little, and -- wow, can you believe it? -- there she is, Janis ...

The life and music of rock ’n’ roll icon Janis Joplin explodes onto stage in three performances of the Broadway tour of “Love, Janis — the Musical” this weekend at Lincoln Theater Napa Valley.

More than 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. NPR is remembering some of those who lost their lives by listening ...