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Janis Joplin’s screaming soulful voice in many ways is a personification of the Flower Power Era (along with Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burdon, Grace Slick and many others). She came to symbolize energy of the Psychedelic, Haight Ashbury, love beads, love ins, free love, flower children, black light posters and incense, expansion of consciousness, spiritualism soaked in the unusual drug idealism of the late 1960’s. It was a time of bright hope and optimism and the shedding of many social-psychological-sexual traditions that went sour.

Janis came on this scene with a singing style not heard before on the playlists of white American radio stations. Her singing was more like that of Aretha Franklin and other blues/gospel singers than the typical white girl songstress. However, her greatest influence came from earlier female blues singers such as Odetta, Memphis Minnie, and particularly Bessie Smith for whom, upon discovering she had been buried in an unmarked grave, Janis provided a headstone in August 1970, just two months before she herself passed away.

She died on October 4th 1970 at the age of 27 due to a heroin overdose. She is a member of the “27 Club,” a group composed of musicians who all died at the age of 27, along with other artists including Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Brian Jones.

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godwand wrote:
6 hours ago

greatest woman ever

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moonwalkergirl wrote:
Friday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/music/Janis+Joplin/+images/17205759 (vote if you want :) )

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Scarlet_Nimbus wrote:
Wednesday morning

RIP Janis .. your songs are still capable to shred any1 's heart

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anyOneVocal wrote:
Monday afternoon

i love her voice! "rip little lady

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redevil1990 wrote:
last week

http://www.last.fm/group/Music+and+art

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creedman48 wrote:
last week

Awesome. Just one of the greatest performances ever

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loser-alex wrote:
last week

Ah, I pretty much love her!

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loudyloudy wrote:
last week

earthy psychedelic bluesy soul rock

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FaeryQuiene wrote:
last week

Goddess of Song. Best voice ever and one of the best preformers to ever live!

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NuBlemba wrote:
last week

My favourite singer woman ;}

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acid_1967 wrote:
last week

qe pajero Vida_Espinosa

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shanar1969 wrote:
last week

la artista nunca murio... kises from Galicia (Spain)

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dariush417 wrote:
last week

Nie moge przestac Jej sluchac!GLOS...

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Vida_Espinosa wrote:
last week

a la mierda janis joplin!!! hippie chota!! u_u

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madcapmichelle wrote:
15 days ago

rip janis; THE hippie mother!

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akul60 wrote:
16 days ago

I just LOVEEE her o.o

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sunflower-music wrote:
17 days ago

janis is so great!

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acid_1967 wrote:
17 days ago

trust meeeeee

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AgentMotown wrote:
20 days ago

She's so Great, but its so sad talking about she's life...

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HoLyGuN1907 wrote:
21 days ago

Kozmic Blues devistates me.

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