Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970), nicknamed "Pearl", was an American rock, soul and blues singer and songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely known female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. A fourth album, "Pearl", was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the "Billboard" charts. In 1967, Joplin rose to fame during an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then
This Is Janis Joplin is also the enhanced version, not Janis solo) This Is Janis Joplin This Is Janis Joplin 1965 is an album by Janis Joplin released by James Gurley in 1995. Recorded originally in 1965, the seven tracks that appear here are all previously unreleased, including Joplin's original composition for her song "Turtle Blues" and an alternate version of "Cod'ine" by Buffy Sainte-Marie. Originally just Joplin and her guitar, a full band has been added to these tracks. The original takes of these songs have been released on the 9 disc compilation "Blow All My Blues Away". (this is incorrect, the version