Janis Joplin



First NameJanis
Last NameJoplin
Full Name at BirthJanis Lyn Joplin
Age27 (age at death)
Date of BirthJanuary 19, 1943
BirthplacePort Arthur, Texas
Date of DeathOctober 4, 1970
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California
Cause of DeathDrug overdose
Height5' 7" (170 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignCapricorn
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolThomas Jefferson High School
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin (early 1960s)
Occupation CategorySinger
Music GenreRock, Pop/Rock
Music StyleBlues-Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock
Music MoodCathartic, Bravado, Greasy, Visceral, Rowdy, Rousing, Passionate, Intense, Gritty, Warm, Reckless, Brash, Rollicking, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Raucous, Sexual, Confident, Street-Smart, Confrontational
InstrumentVocals
Official Websiteofficialjanis.com
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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger. 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. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.


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#814
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Discography

2009
The Woodstock Experience

1998
Live At Winterland '68

1982
Farewell Song

1975
Janis

1972
In Concert

1971
Pearl

1969
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

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Live USA

Filmography

Selected Janis Joplin film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1967
Ball and Chain
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Music Department Credits

1973
The Experts
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Soundtrack Credits

2009
Watchmen
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2009
Taking Woodstock
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2009
A Mulher Invisível
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2008
The Baader Meinhof Complex
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2008
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
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2008
Queridos Amigos
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2007
Introducing the Dwights
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2007
Banda sonora
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2005
Romance & Cigarettes
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2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
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2003
Janis and John
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2003
The Dreamers
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2003
Festival Express
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2002
Ultimate X: The Movie
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2001
Eva & Adam: Four Birthdays and a Fiasco
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2001
Mohamed
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2000
I cento passi
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2000
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970)
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2000
Boston Public
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2000
Waking the Dead
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1999
Three Kings
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1999
Esti showder
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1996
The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon
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1995
Home for the Holidays
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1995
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6
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1994
L'eau froide
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1994
Le péril jeune
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1994
The War
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1994
Woodstock Diary
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1993
Household Saints
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1991
The Indian Runner
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1990
Beverly Hills, 90210
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1989
Look Who's Talking
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1989
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
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1989
Bangkok Hilton
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1988
Off Limits
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1984
Miami Vice
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1984
Série noire
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1981
American Pop
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1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
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1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter
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1978
Coming Home
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1970
Woodstock
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1969
Music Scene
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1968
Petulia
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