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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 46) Janis Joplin

By Rosanne Cash

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The Essential Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin didn't have time to leave a sizable legacy. And aside from her posthumous Pearl, her albums didn't always support the shifting weight of her physically rigorous talent. So The Essential Janis Joplin is accurately named and better than other, similarly titled compilations: Unlike her box...

2003 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

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Singer Janis Joplin was perhaps the premier blues-influenced singer of the '60s, and certainly one of the biggest female stars of her time. Even before her death, Janis Joplin tough blues-mama image only barely covered her vulnerability. The publicity concerning Janis Joplin's sex life and problems with alcohol and drugs made her something of a legend. In recent years, periodic attempts to recast ...

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