Her sister was a huge, pioneering 1960s psychedelic singer.
Her vocal style would change music forever as she turned out hit after hit with a gritty, blues-inspired tone. Her look was also new: she brought in a wave of hippie chic.
She worked with Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead and with Tina Turner. And she was in a relationship with Kris Kristofferson.
While her music has been impressing for decades, this crooner died in her twenties, long before she saw her potential.
Her sister made a rare sighting this weekend in honor of the legend.
Who is she?
Gamble! Her sister was a huge, pioneering 1960s psychedelic singer. Her vocal style would change music forever as she turned out hit after hit with a gritty, blues-inspired tone. Her sister made a rare sighting this weekend in honor of the legend. Who is she?
She is Laura Joplin.
She is the sister of music great Janis Joplin who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27.
Also present was brother Michael Joplin.
They were at the unveiling of The Music Walk Of Fame 2023 at Camden in London, England, on Monday.
Janis was known for her powerful mezzo-soprano singing 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas.
Her hit songs included Me And Bobby McGee, Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby, Down on Me, Ball and Chain, Summertime and Mercedes Benz.
She died October 4, 1970 in Hollywood.
She was part of the music groups Big Brother and the Holding Company (1966 – 1968), Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Joplin was one of the most successful artists of her time.
In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence after performing at the Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Janis next worked with the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band.
She appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival and on the Festival Express rail tour.
Fame game: She is Laura Joplin. She is the sister of music great Janis Joplin who died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27
SF Fun: She was dubbed The Queen of Rock after she sold 18.5 million albums in sales. She began singing blues and folk music with friends at Thomas Jefferson High School, graduating in 1960. Next was San Francisco. She collaborated with future Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and recorded a number of blues tunes
Hitmaker: Her hit songs included Me And Bobby McGee, Piece of My Heart, Cry Baby, Down on Me, Ball and Chain, Summertime and Mercedes Benz
Hitwoman: She was part of music groups Big Brother and the Holding Company (1966 – 1968), Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band. Joplin was one of the most successful artists of her time
Joplin died of a heroin overdose in 1970 at the age of 27.
She was dubbed The Queen of Rock after she sold 18.5 million albums sold.
The electric artist was born in Texas to Dorothy Bonita East and Seth Ward Joplin.
The Texan had two younger siblings, Laura and Michael.
She started singing blues and folk music with friends at Thomas Jefferson High School, where she graduated 1960.
At the University of Texas, she performed with a folk trio called the Waller Creek Boys/
Her first song, What Good Can Drinkin’ Do, was taped in December 1962 at the home of a fellow University of Texas student.
Next was San Francisco.
She teamed up with future Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and recorded a number of blues tunes.
Joplin became engaged to Peter de Blanc in the fall of 1965.
A legend: Joplin and Tina Turner perform on stage at Madison Square Garden, New York on November 27, 1969
Celebrating Janis: Also present was brother Michael Joplin. They were at the unveiling of The Music Walk Of Fame 2023 at Camden in London, England, on Monday
Another Friend: Seen with Lee Bennett at the unveiling of Janis Joplin’s plaque on The Music Walk Of Fame 2023
Kyle Sander, Claire Paley, Laura Joplin, Margaret Joplin and Michael Joplin attend the unveiling of Janis Joplin’s plaque
Wild life: In 1966, Joplin’s bluesy singing style caught the attention of San Francisco-based psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was part of the hippie community in Haight-Ashbury
A very early portrait of Janis Joplin circa 1962 in Austin, Texas
In 1966, Joplin’s bluesy singing style caught the attention of San Francisco-based psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company.
It was part of the hippie community in Haight-Ashbury.
The band’s debut studio album, Big Brother & the Holding Company, was released in August 1967.
The hits were Down on Me, Bye Bye Baby, Call On Me and Coo Coo.
The Kozmic Blues album, released in September 1969, was certified gold later that year.
She made friends with Jimi Hendrix, Grace Slick and Tina Turner.
And she performed with the Grateful Dead.
Joplin’s significant relationships with men include those with Peter de Blanc, Country Joe McDonald, David Niehaus, Kris Kristofferson, and Seth Morgan.
She also had relationships with women like Jae Whitaker and Peggy Caserta.
On Sunday night, October 4, 1970, Joplin was found dead on the floor of her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel by her road manager and close friend John Byrne Cooke.
Joplin was cremated at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, and her ashes were scattered from an airplane into the Pacific Ocean.