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Stevie Nicks on Janis Joplin: “Her Voice Was Painfully Real”

11/13/08, 2:50 pm EST

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In the current issue of Rolling Stone, a number of singers weigh in on the legends who made the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time — Bono ruminates on Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige pays tribute to Aretha Franklin and Billy Joel praises Ray Charles, among others. In an online-exclusive testimonial about Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks says “You could say that being yelled at by Janis Joplin was one of the great honors of my life.” Click below to find out why.

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time: Janis Joplin by Stevie Nicks

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Beltway Greg | 11/15/2008, 10:21 pm EST

Anyone who witnessed a Fleetwood Mac concert back in the 70s and early 80s came to understand the debt and inspiration that Stevie drew from Janis. Janis would practically shred her voice on “A Little Piece of my Heart” among others and Stevie almost blew her chords
on “Rhiannon” and “Sisters of the Moon.” Both pretty much left it all out there on the stage. Thankfully, Stevie got some help before things really got ugly.

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