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
Abdi Behravanfar CD Baby. He also has performed as a film-score player for short films. He was born in Mashhad, Iran in June 1975. At age of 12 listening to "Roll on" a song created by Alabama country band he found himself interested in playing guitar. When he was 22 he went to Tehran he bought a Guitar and started learning new lessons in playing the instrument. After returning to Mashhad he formed MUD band. He was mostly influenced by music legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison in Rock music; Son House, Muddy Waters and Sonny Boy Williamson