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

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 ...

On this day in 1970, Janis Joplin began recording what would become her calling card and a piece of integral music history.

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 ...

Petaluma director Carl Jordan may be the perfect person to direct Sonoma Arts Live’s currently-running “A Night With Janis Joplin,” not because he’s got experience helming complicated musicals ...