Discover the life and music of Janis Joplin including official lyrics, songs, releases and more.

In her brief but powerful career, Janis Joplin brilliantly connected the traditions of early 20th century blues and ‘60s psychedelic rock with a voice that stunned audiences the world over. From...

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's …

1 day ago · Janis Joplin was one of the great figures of American rock’n’roll – a wild performer with an incredible voice, whose life was cut short by a drug overdose at the age of 27. In 2015, Classic Rock …

Nov 22, 2025 · Janis Joplin was an American singer who was the premier white female blues vocalist of the 1960s. She dazzled listeners with her raw blues-soaked voice and her fierce and uninhibited …

Oct 4, 2025 · In the 55 years since her death, there has not been another voice like Janis Joplin 's. The future rock icon was born on Jan. 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas, and two decades later, she moved …

In the spring of 1970, she sang with the "Full Tilt Boogie Band" and, on October 4 of that year, she was found dead in Hollywood's Landmark Motor Hotel (now known as Highland Gardens Hotel) from a …

Apr 3, 2014 · Singer Janis Joplin rose to fame in the late 1960s and was known for her powerful, blues-inspired vocals. She died of an accidental drug overdose in 1970.

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big …

Janis Joplin’s star rose fast, burned bright and burned out too soon. The blues-influenced rocker had one of the most powerful voices of the Sixties. Her voice is equal parts tough and vulnerable, a shout …