” one detective said. The odd amount of money in her hand remains a mystery, however, and will feed the imaginations of the people whomustaccount in some tangible way for her death. At present, the explanations range from
A blast of nearly pure heroin will end her short, dazzling career. This is the analysis on the life and death of Janis Joplin, the undisputed queen of rock and roll. This riveting documentary (which plays out almost like a detective story) painstakingly unravels the still-disputed events whic...
A proper crash course in death. Like my Mom, Janis would have been celebrating her birthday today, had she lived. January 19. Yet another Janis Joplin coincidence. And there were more, being saved for possible future posts. Below, one of the few bits of television footage that captures ...
The Janis Joplin biopic that was slated to star five-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, "Get it While You Can," has been scrapped.
Janis: Regia di Amy Berg. Con Janis Joplin, Cat Power, Karleen Bennett, Laura Joplin. Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collabora
This pool table was in Joplin's home at the time of her death and it remains in the same room of the house today. Special arrangements must be made to organize shipping this table from Larkspur, California. Also includes: wall-mounted cue rack (visible in vintage images); four mis-matche...
Presents the letters which Janis Joplin wrote to her family, chronicling her rise to stardom. Excerpts from the book 'Love, Janis,' by Laura Joplin, Janis' younger sister; Joplin's death at the age of twenty-seven from an accidental heroin overdose; Bands she played with; Songs which ...
Then her tragic death. Today I read a decent article about her, as I love learning more from rock legends. I had no idea she was friends with Seasick Steve, and how she was admired and envied by other big names at the time (Mama Cass & Grace Slick). The rest is history, I ...
Janis & John: Regia di Samuel Benchetrit. Con François Cluzet, Sergi López, Marie Trintignant, Christopher Lambert. Insurance salesman tries to get money from his hippie cousin by fulfilling his dream: Arraigning for John Lennon and Janis Joplin's "s
Pearl, which came out in 1971, was Joplin’s second and final solo album. The record came out posthumously three months after her death in 1970. Joplin was 27 years old. Among other hit songs on the album is “Me and Bobby McGee” by famed songwriter, Kris Kristofferson. ...