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1 day ago · We might commonly associate classic 1950s and 60s cuts like “Hound Dog” and “Ball and Chain” with superstars Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin, respectively, but there was a different blues ...
3 days ago · The wildest Porsche in the West: Janis Joplin and her psychedelic 356 SC. Ben Forrest. Tue 23 July 2024 2:00, UK. “My friends all drive Porsches”, sang hippie queen Janis Joplin on the 1970 track ‘Mercedes Benz’, but she could regularly be seen bombing down the highways of the West Coast in a stunning example of German engineering, too.
3 days ago · While Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Bob Dylan performed at Woodstock in 1969, the roster for Woodstock '99 featured primarily heavy-metal and nu-metal groups.
3 days ago · After continuing to tour throughout 1970, founding member Balin left Jefferson Airplane in April 1971 due to "long-standing ego clashes" with Kantner and Slick, as well as differing lifestyle choices and the death of Janis Joplin, which he explains "struck [him]".
5 days ago · More Janis Joplin More Blues Rock Albums Boasting two INSANELY GOOD Shootout Winning Triple Plus (A+++) sides, this original Stereo 360 pressing (the first copy to hit the site in seven months) could not be beat This copy has the ideal combination of openness and transparency balanced with the richness and solidity of vintage analog…
3 days ago · Joplin was, of course, an incredibly complex figure, so capturing his essence using a classic Porsche as a base would be a difficult task. Luckily, the singer’s road manager Dave Richards was on hand to give the car a unique Joplin paint job, rendering the Porsche in a stunning psychedelic mural titled “History of the Universe.”
5 days ago · At the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-1960s, teenage singer-songwriter Janis Ian’s hit song about an interracial relationship, “Society’s Child,” launched her illustrious career but also ignited controversy.
