Fifty-five years ago today, on Feb. 27, 1971, five months after her death, Janis Joplin’s final studio album began a nine-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The album was Pearl. Released on Jan.

Any fan of Janis Joplin who got to hear Pearl when it was first released in 1971 was both blessed and bereaved. The second and final solo album by the famed blues rock singer is an incredible piece of ...

Janis Joplin was a force, and she was even more incredible live. Sadly, many of us were too young to hear her sing in person, and all we have to get an idea of how good she was is a somewhat limited ...

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If sandpaper and soul met a rose and birthed a child, that child would probably sound something like Janis Joplin. Joplin sang from the soul and with a voice hewn as if from sandpaper. And she lived a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty-five years ago today, on Feb. 27, 1971, five months after her death, Janis Joplin’s final studio album began a nine-week run ...