Damn, I'm just flippin tired.
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Week 3 - HERstory
- Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (1943-1970), a remarkable WOMAN beyond what words can describe. The name alone is emotionally haunting with her, raw, vulnerable, explosive blues style rock and roll vocals. Joplin conquered it all during a time when the world faced discrimination of many kinds. Especially when a white woman sings songs resembling black blues/folk artists like Bessie Smith, Odetta and Leadbelly, thus opening the doors for women in the music industry.
At the age of 17, she ran away from her hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to sing folk music in clubs and coffeeshops in the cities of Austin and Houston. Growing up around racial hatred and the beatnik movement, she developed these ideals into the music she was playing.
In 1963, Joplin hitch-hiked to San Francisco, California, this was her first introduction to the psychedlic, hippy movement. Her place in San Francisco reunited her with an old Austin friend, Chet Helms, giving her the opportunity to audition for a local group. In 1966, began the creation of, Big Brother and the Holding Company.
In 1967, the band appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in California, one of the earliest large-scale rock festivals. When Joplin sang, Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain", the world finally recognized, destroying any anonymity she had. Joplin literally became an overnight star. Albert Grossman, the manager of American folk singer Bob Dylan, became Joplins manager signing the band onto Columbia Records.
In 1968, Joplin left Big Brother and the Holding Company, due to amount of stress and increased income, high-priced drugs became an over-indulgence. The drugs affected their performance and ability to maintain a good relationship.
Joplin formed a new group shortly after, oriented more toward blues called, The Kozmic Blues. This band led to nothing but mixed reviews.
During this time, her life was greatly intoxicated with serious drug use and alcohol abuse. Joplin had been known to walk on stage with a bottle of Jack Daniels and down it before one song was even performed. Joplin's addictions to drug and alcohol use, were used to handle the increase of creative flow and to balance her come downs.
After recognizing her problems she cleans up and forms a third band, called Full Tilt Boogie Band. Recording an album called, "Pearl," produced by Paul A. Rothchild (Doors), Janis supposedly felt she'd finally found her unique style of white blues.
At the age of 27, October 4, 1970 Joplin was found dead from an accidental heroin overdose in her hotel room (Landmark Hotel, at 7047 Franklin. Room 105). Where she collapsed beside the bed, almost breaking her nose, she was wedged against a bedside table, with a cigarette in her hand, and bottoms up in her baby doll pajamas. She chanced into heroin use again and scored a pure batch more so than usual.
The album, Pearl (her nickname) was never finished. The song, "Me & Bobby McGee," needed last minute vocal work to complete the track. Luckily, they saved previous attempts to that song and used those vocals to finish it up. In 1971, the album was released. (I own this album, YEAH!)
On October 10th, she was cremated at Westwood Memorial Park. Her ashes were scattered over Stinson Beach, in Marin County. Janis had provided $1,500in her will for a funeral party where The Grateful Dead performed for 200 of her friends.
In 1979, Bette Midler starred in The Rose, a motion picture widely thought to be based on Joplins life.
In 1995, Joplin was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The long haul of drugs and booze will eventually catch up to you. I leave you with a reference used in so many cases Only the good die young.
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Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (in album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)
Hey, come on, come on, come on, come on!
Didn't I make you feel, oh honey, like you were the only man I ever wanted, that I ever needed ?
Oh ho, honey, didn't I give you nearly everything that I ever had to give ?
Oh, you know I did!
But each time I tell myself that I, I think I've had enough,
Well, I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, daddy daddy daddy,
You know you got it if it makes you feel good,
Yes indeed, whoaa.......
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Week 3 - HERstory
- Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (1943-1970), a remarkable WOMAN beyond what words can describe. The name alone is emotionally haunting with her, raw, vulnerable, explosive blues style rock and roll vocals. Joplin conquered it all during a time when the world faced discrimination of many kinds. Especially when a white woman sings songs resembling black blues/folk artists like Bessie Smith, Odetta and Leadbelly, thus opening the doors for women in the music industry.
At the age of 17, she ran away from her hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to sing folk music in clubs and coffeeshops in the cities of Austin and Houston. Growing up around racial hatred and the beatnik movement, she developed these ideals into the music she was playing.
In 1963, Joplin hitch-hiked to San Francisco, California, this was her first introduction to the psychedlic, hippy movement. Her place in San Francisco reunited her with an old Austin friend, Chet Helms, giving her the opportunity to audition for a local group. In 1966, began the creation of, Big Brother and the Holding Company.
In 1967, the band appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in California, one of the earliest large-scale rock festivals. When Joplin sang, Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain", the world finally recognized, destroying any anonymity she had. Joplin literally became an overnight star. Albert Grossman, the manager of American folk singer Bob Dylan, became Joplins manager signing the band onto Columbia Records.
In 1968, Joplin left Big Brother and the Holding Company, due to amount of stress and increased income, high-priced drugs became an over-indulgence. The drugs affected their performance and ability to maintain a good relationship.
Joplin formed a new group shortly after, oriented more toward blues called, The Kozmic Blues. This band led to nothing but mixed reviews.
During this time, her life was greatly intoxicated with serious drug use and alcohol abuse. Joplin had been known to walk on stage with a bottle of Jack Daniels and down it before one song was even performed. Joplin's addictions to drug and alcohol use, were used to handle the increase of creative flow and to balance her come downs.
After recognizing her problems she cleans up and forms a third band, called Full Tilt Boogie Band. Recording an album called, "Pearl," produced by Paul A. Rothchild (Doors), Janis supposedly felt she'd finally found her unique style of white blues.
At the age of 27, October 4, 1970 Joplin was found dead from an accidental heroin overdose in her hotel room (Landmark Hotel, at 7047 Franklin. Room 105). Where she collapsed beside the bed, almost breaking her nose, she was wedged against a bedside table, with a cigarette in her hand, and bottoms up in her baby doll pajamas. She chanced into heroin use again and scored a pure batch more so than usual.
The album, Pearl (her nickname) was never finished. The song, "Me & Bobby McGee," needed last minute vocal work to complete the track. Luckily, they saved previous attempts to that song and used those vocals to finish it up. In 1971, the album was released. (I own this album, YEAH!)
On October 10th, she was cremated at Westwood Memorial Park. Her ashes were scattered over Stinson Beach, in Marin County. Janis had provided $1,500in her will for a funeral party where The Grateful Dead performed for 200 of her friends.
In 1979, Bette Midler starred in The Rose, a motion picture widely thought to be based on Joplins life.
In 1995, Joplin was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The long haul of drugs and booze will eventually catch up to you. I leave you with a reference used in so many cases Only the good die young.
*****************************************
Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (in album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)
Hey, come on, come on, come on, come on!
Didn't I make you feel, oh honey, like you were the only man I ever wanted, that I ever needed ?
Oh ho, honey, didn't I give you nearly everything that I ever had to give ?
Oh, you know I did!
But each time I tell myself that I, I think I've had enough,
Well, I'm gonna show you, baby, that a woman can be tough.
I want you to come on, come on, come on, come on and take it,
Take another little piece of my heart now, baby!
Break another little bit of my heart now, darling, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Have a, have another little piece of my heart now, daddy daddy daddy,
You know you got it if it makes you feel good,
Yes indeed, whoaa.......
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