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 NotesBig Brother & the Holding Company (album)1967Mainstream RecordsBig Brother & the Holding Company (album)1967?ColumbiaContains 2 extra single tracksBig Brother & the Holding Company (album)1967, CD 1999Columbia Legacy CK66425Contains 2 extra single tracksCheap Thrills1968Columbia2x Multi-Platinum RIAACheap Thrills1968, CD 1999Legacy CK65784Contains 4 extra tracksLive at Winterland '681998Columbia LegacyASIN: B000007TSP

Kozmic Blues Band
 Title Release date Label NotesI Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!1969ColumbiaPlatinum RIAAI Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!1969, CD 1999Legacy CK65785Contains 3 extra tracks

Full Tilt Boogie
 Title Release date Label NotesPearl1971Columbiaposthumous, 4x Multi-Platinum RIAAPearl1971, CD unknown dateColumbia CD64188Pearl1971, CD 1999Legacy CK65786Contains 4 extra tracksPearl1971, 2CD 2005Legacy COL 515134 2CD1 - 6 other extra tracksCD2 - full selection from The Festival Express Tour, 3 venues

Big Brother & the Holding Company / Full Tilt Boogie
 Title Release date Label NotesJoplin: In Concert1972Legacy CK65786ASIN: B0000024Y7

Later collections
 Title Release date Label NotesJanis Joplin's Greatest Hits1973ColumbiaASIN B00000K2W1, 7x Multi-Platinum RIAAJanis1975CBS2 discs, Gold RIAAAnthology19802 discsFarewell Song1983Columbia RecordsASIN: B000W44S8ECheaper Thrills1984Fan ClubASIN: B000LYA9X8Janis1993Columbia Legacy3 discs - ASIN: B00000286P18 Essential Songs1995Columbia LegacyASIN: B000002B1A, Gold RIAAThe Collection19953 DiscsASIN: B000BM6ATWLive at Woodstock: August 19, 19691999Box of Pearls1999Sony Legacy5 Discs - ASIN: B0009YNSK6Super Hits2000SonyASIN: B00004T1E6Love, Janis2001SonyASIN: B00005EBINEssential Janis Joplin2003SonyASIN: B00007MB6YVery Best of Janis Joplin2007ImportASIN: B000026A35

Category:1943 births
Category:1970 deaths
Category:American rock singers
Category:American rock guitarists
Category:Singer-songwriters from Texas
Category:Drug-related accidental deaths in the United States
Category:Mezzo-sopranos
Category:Bisexual people