Janis Joplin biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Janis Joplin

Author Name:

Janis Joplin

Born As:

Janis Lyn Joplin

Other Names:

Janis Lyn Joplin

Born:

19 Jan 1943

Died:

4 Oct 1970




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Singer and songwriter                          
Selected Works:

Big Brother & the Holding Company - 1967	
Big Brother & the Holding Company - 1967 - Contains 2 extra single tracks
Big Brother & the Holding Company - 1967 - Columbia Legacy - Contains 2 extra single tracks
Cheap Thrills - 1968 - 2x Multi-Platinum
Cheap Thrills - 1968 - 1999 - Contains 4 extra tracks
Live at Winterland '68 - 1998

Kozmic Blues Band:

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - 1969
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - 1969 - 1999 - Contains 3 extra tracks

Full Tilt Boogie:

Pearl - 1971	Columbia - posthumous, 4x Multi-Platinum
Pearl - 1971 - unknown date	
Pearl - 1971 - 1999 -4 extra tracks
Pearl - 1971 - 2CD 2005 - CD1 - 6 other extra tracks
CD2 - full selection from The Festival Express Tour, 3 venues

Big Brother & the Holding Company / Full Tilt Boogie:

Joplin: In Concert - 1972

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits - 1973 -7x Multi-Platinum
Janis - 1975 - 2 discs
Anthology - 1980 -2 discs
Farewell Song - 1983
Cheaper Thrills - 1984
Janis - 1993 - 3 discs
18 Essential Songs - 1995
The Collection - 1995 - 3 Discs
Live at Woodstock: August 19, 1969 -1999		
Box of Pearls - 1999 - 5 Discs
Super Hits - 2000
Love, Janis - 2001
Essential Janis Joplin - 2003
Very Best of Janis Joplin - 2007.                          
Mother Dorothy East
Father Seth Joplin, three children Janis, Michael and Laura.