Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 27—Janis Joplin thrilled rock fans with her soulful music. As she burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, she was known for ...

Like everyone else in the 1960s, Joplin was a massive fan of The Beatles. However, she was fortunate enough to become a great singer in her own right. That didn’t stop her from being excited when a ...

One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s. By Richard Sandomir Her Haight-Ashbury clothing store was ...

Janis Joplin’s raw, powerful voice was shaped by blues legend Bessie Smith and the electrifying stage presence of Tina Turner ...

Onstage, Joplin oozed confidence, sexuality and exuberance, but biographer Holly George-Warren describes the singer as a bookworm who worked hard... New Janis Joplin Biography Reveals The Hard Work ...