Biography
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2013
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2005
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1995
Filmography16 titles
Woodstock Diary
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Jimi Plays Monterey
Woodstock
Monterey Pop
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Janis: Little Girl Blue
When You're Strange
The Summer of Love
Festival Express
70 Years of Youth Revolt
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The UnXplained
Petulia
27: Gone Too Soon