Janis Joplin

**Janis Lyn Joplin** (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist.  In 1984, _Rolling Stone_ magazine ranked Joplin #46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Her vocal range was mezzo-soprano.

## Death

She died in Los Angeles, California of an accidental overdose of heroin injections at the age of 27.

## Discography

- Big Brother and the Holding Company
|Title|Release date|Label|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)|1967|Mainstream Records||
|Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)|1967?|Columbia|Contains 2 extra single tracks|
|Big Brother & the Holding Company (album)|1967, CD 1999|Columbia Legacy CK66425|Contains 2 extra single tracks|
|_Cheap Thrills_|1968|Columbia|2x Multi-Platinum RIAA|
|_Cheap Thrills_|1968, CD 1999|Legacy CK65784|Contains 4 extra tracks|
|_Live at Winterland '68_|1998|Columbia Legacy|ASIN: B000007TSP|

- Kozmic Blues Band
|Title|Release date|Label|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!_|1969|Columbia|Platinum RIAA|
|_I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!_|1969, CD 1999|Legacy CK65785|Contains 3 extra tracks|

- Full Tilt Boogie
|Title|Release date|Label|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Pearl_|1971|Columbia|posthumous, 4x Multi-Platinum RIAA|
|_Pearl_|1971, CD unknown date|Columbia CD64188||
|_Pearl_|1971, CD 1999|Legacy CK65786|Contains 4 extra tracks|
|_Pearl_|1971, 2CD 2005|Legacy COL 515134 2|CD1 - 6 other extra tracks CD2 - full selection from The Festival Express Tour, 3 venues|

- Big Brother & the Holding Company / Full Tilt Boogie
|Title|Release date|Label|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Joplin: In Concert_|1972|Legacy CK65786|ASIN: B0000024Y7|

- Later collections
|Title|Release date|Label|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits_|1973|Columbia|ASIN B00000K2W1, 7x Multi-Platinum RIAA|
|_Janis_|1975|CBS|2 discs, Gold RIAA|
|_Anthology_|1980||2 discs|
|_Farewell Song_|1983|Columbia Records|ASIN: B000W44S8E|
|_Cheaper Thrills_|1984|Fan Club|ASIN: B000LYA9X8|
|_Janis_|1993|Columbia Legacy|3 discs - ASIN: B00000286P|
|_18 Essential Songs_|1995|Columbia Legacy|ASIN: B000002B1A, Gold RIAA|
|_The Collection_|1995|3 Discs|ASIN: B000BM6ATW|
|_Live at Woodstock: August 19, 1969_|1999|||
|_Box of Pearls_|1999|Sony Legacy|5 Discs - ASIN: B0009YNSK6|
|_Super Hits_|2000|Sony|ASIN: B00004T1E6|
|_Love, Janis_|2001|Sony|ASIN: B00005EBIN|
|_Essential Janis Joplin_|2003|Sony|ASIN: B00007MB6Y|
|_Very Best of Janis Joplin_|2007|Import|ASIN: B000026A35|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Janis Joplin
- **image**: Janis Joplin seated 1970.JPG
- **caption**: Janis Joplin in 1970
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Janis Lyn Joplin
- **birth place**: Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur, Texas, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **instrument**: singer, Vocals, guitar
- **genre**: Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, acid rock, hard rock
- **occupation**: Singer, songwriter, music arranger, arranger
- **years active**: 1962-1970
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **associated acts**: Big Brother and the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company
- **url**: http://www.officialjanis.com/