Janis Joplin died 50 years ago today, on October 4, 1970. She was 27.
Here she is singing "Ball and Chain" with Big Brother and the Holding Company, from the great concert movie Monterey Pop. [UPDATE: Here's a post on my movie blog where I chose it as my favorite movie of 1968.] In the audience you can see Mama Cass from the Mamas and the Papas, watching in awe, at 3:28 (and then more briefly at 5:25).
Her cover of "Me and Bobby McGee" (written by Kris Kristofferson) was posthumously released on her 1971 solo album Pearl. Amazing how a song can be so happy, but so sad.
(Photo from Wikimedia Commons.)
4 comments:
She was always a favorite, thanks
Got to see her live at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento many years ago. This was post Big Brother. At the time I was pissed that she got a new band but listening to it now it was the right decision. Too bad she had so many problems. .
My goodness she was so amazing. She had an infectious and larger than life personality. Such a terrible loss.
Wow. Mama got that right. Wow. Thanks for the post. Makes me feel old and young at the same time.
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