TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: ROCK AROUND AMERICA 
Clue: The house where this Janis Joplin band was formed once stood at 1090 Page Street in San Francisco

SOLUTION: big brother and the holding company

PROBLEM: Category: AMERICANA 
Clue: In 1986 this model kit company merged with its main competitor, Monogram

SOLUTION: revell

PROBLEM: Category: OPERA 
Clue: Jacques Offenbach died on Oct. 5, 1880, 4 months before his "Tales of" this poet was first produced

SOLUTION:
hoffmann