It's been said Janis Joplin was second only to Bob Dylan as the 'creator-recorder-embodiment of her generation's mythology'. But how did a middle-class girl from Texas become a '60s countercultural ic
A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister. Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her sta
Music, whether a Debussy etude or Gram Parson’s “Hickory Wind,” has been a constant in Ruby Gervais’s life. After Ruby helps fuel a paranoid fervor that spreads like wildfire t
The influential music artist's road manager retraces his eyewitness to Joplin's breakout performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, pivotal career decisions, appearance at Woodstock, attendance
As a road manager and filmmaker, he helped run the Janis Joplin show?and record it for posterity. Now he reveals the never-before-told story of his years with the young woman from Port Arthur who woul
Forty years after her death, Janis Joplin remains among the most compelling and influential figures in rock-and-roll history. Her story—told here with depth and sensitivity by author Ann Ange
This amazing collection contains note-for-note transcriptions of 18 supercharged classics by this blues-influenced legend. Includes: Ball and Chain * Cry Baby * I Need a Man to Love * Kozmic Blues *
Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the
(Vocal Selections). Janis Joplin burst onto the music scene in 1967 and, with her distinct and emotional voice, became the queen of rock and roll. This musical journey celebrates Janis and her influen
Janis Joplin was the skyrocket chick of the sixties, the woman who broke into the boys' club of rock and out of the stifling good-girl femininity of postwar America. With her incredible wall-of-sound
In 1972, Stonehill Books published David Dalton's Janis, a multimedia extravaganza that incorporated interviews, quotes, photographs, lyrics, Rolling Stone Clippings, sheet music, a record of rapping
*Includes pictures.*Includes the stars' own quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes suggested playlists and analyses of their music.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.It is rare in th
Think "Woodstock" and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival that crowned a seismic decade of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. But the town of Woodstock, New York, the original planned venue of the
When singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home in 2011, the press inducted her into what Kurt Cobain's mother named the 27 Club. "Now he's gone and joined that stupid club,&q
In 27, Howard Sounes examines the popular myth of the 27 Club, that ubiquitous notion that our most iconic musicians die at the young age of 27, whether from drugs, alcohol, misadventure, suicide, or
