Janis Joplin Lyrics
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From the Single
Piece Of My Heart
From the Single
Mary Jane
Other Songs A Teenager in Love A Woman Left Lonely A Woman Left Lonley Airplane Albert Hall Interview All in Loneliness All Is Loneliness Amazing Grace As Good As Youve Been To This World Bad Day Ball And Chain Black Mountain Blues Blimano Blindman Blow My Mind Bo Diddley Buried Alive In The Blues Bye Bye Baby Call Me Now Call On Me Can't Turn You Loose Can't Turn You Loose [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Careless Love Catch Me Daddy Caterpillar Class A Jackass Combination Of The Two Combination of Two Coo-Coo Crazy Once You Know How Cry Baby Daddy Daddy Daddy Dear Landlord Dick Cavett TV Interview Difference Down On Me Easy Rider Ego Rock Farewell Song Flower In The Sun Get It While You Can Half Moon Harry Hesitation Blues Hesitation Blues [Previously Unreleased Track] Hi Heel Sneakers I Can't Turn You Loose I Need A Man To Love Ill Drown In My Own Tears Intruder Its A Deal Kansas City Blues K.C. Blues Kozmic Blues Kozmic Blues Radio Commercial Leaving On A Jet Plane Leaving On A Jetplane Lemmings Light Is Faster Than Sound Litlle Girl Blue Little Girl Blue Little Girl Blues Magic Of Love Maybe Me and Bobby Mc Gee Me and Bobby McGee Mercedes Benz Misery 'N Miseryn Mississippi River Move Over My Baby No Reason For Livin Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Oh Sweet Mary One Good Man One Night Stand Port Arthur High School Reunion Raise Your Hand Raise Your Head Rap On Try River Jordan Road Block Rose San Francisco Bay Blues See See Rider Silver Threads And Golden Needles Silver Threads Golden Needles Son Of A Preacher Man Stealin' Stealin Stealin Summertime Tell Mama The Bottom Line The Last Time The Peoples Song To Love Somebody Trouble In Mind Trust Me Try Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live; Previously Unreleased Track; Bonus Track] Turtle Blues Walk Right In What Good Can Drinkin Do White Rabbit Winin Boy Woman Left Lonely [Alternate Vocal 9.9.70; Alternate Take; Previously Unreleased Track; Version] Women is Loosers Women Is Losers Work Me Lord
From the Single
Other Songs A Teenager in Love A Woman Left Lonely A Woman Left Lonley Airplane Albert Hall Interview All in Loneliness All Is Loneliness Amazing Grace As Good As Youve Been To This World Bad Day Ball And Chain Black Mountain Blues Blimano Blindman Blow My Mind Bo Diddley Buried Alive In The Blues Bye Bye Baby Call Me Now Call On Me Can't Turn You Loose Can't Turn You Loose [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Careless Love Catch Me Daddy Caterpillar Class A Jackass Combination Of The Two Combination of Two Coo-Coo Crazy Once You Know How Cry Baby Daddy Daddy Daddy Dear Landlord Dick Cavett TV Interview Difference Down On Me Easy Rider Ego Rock Farewell Song Flower In The Sun Get It While You Can Half Moon Harry Hesitation Blues Hesitation Blues [Previously Unreleased Track] Hi Heel Sneakers I Can't Turn You Loose I Need A Man To Love Ill Drown In My Own Tears Intruder Its A Deal Kansas City Blues K.C. Blues Kozmic Blues Kozmic Blues Radio Commercial Leaving On A Jet Plane Leaving On A Jetplane Lemmings Light Is Faster Than Sound Litlle Girl Blue Little Girl Blue Little Girl Blues Magic Of Love Maybe Me and Bobby Mc Gee Me and Bobby McGee Mercedes Benz Misery 'N Miseryn Mississippi River Move Over My Baby No Reason For Livin Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Oh Sweet Mary One Good Man One Night Stand Port Arthur High School Reunion Raise Your Hand Raise Your Head Rap On Try River Jordan Road Block Rose San Francisco Bay Blues See See Rider Silver Threads And Golden Needles Silver Threads Golden Needles Son Of A Preacher Man Stealin' Stealin Stealin Summertime Tell Mama The Bottom Line The Last Time The Peoples Song To Love Somebody Trouble In Mind Trust Me Try Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live; Previously Unreleased Track] Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live; Previously Unreleased Track; Bonus Track] Turtle Blues Walk Right In What Good Can Drinkin Do White Rabbit Winin Boy Woman Left Lonely [Alternate Vocal 9.9.70; Alternate Take; Previously Unreleased Track; Version] Women is Loosers Women Is Losers Work Me Lord
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, as well as her "electric" stage presence.
In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival and on the Festival Express train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the US Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song "Me and Bobby McGee", which posthumously reached number one in March 1971. Her most popular songs include her cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", "Summertime", and her original song "Mercedes Benz", her final recording.
Joplin died of a heroin overdose in 1970, at the age of 27, after releasing three albums (two with Big Brother and the Holding Company and one solo album). A second solo album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard 200. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 28 on its 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". NPR dubbed Joplin as the "Queen of Rock" and named her one of the "50 Great Voices". She remains one of the top-selling vocalists in the United States, with Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications of 18.5 million albums sold.
Birth Name: Janis Lyn JoplinIn 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival and on the Festival Express train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the US Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song "Me and Bobby McGee", which posthumously reached number one in March 1971. Her most popular songs include her cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", "Summertime", and her original song "Mercedes Benz", her final recording.
Joplin died of a heroin overdose in 1970, at the age of 27, after releasing three albums (two with Big Brother and the Holding Company and one solo album). A second solo album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard 200. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 28 on its 2008 list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". NPR dubbed Joplin as the "Queen of Rock" and named her one of the "50 Great Voices". She remains one of the top-selling vocalists in the United States, with Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications of 18.5 million albums sold.
Born: January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 4, 1970 (at age of 27) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Parents: Seth Joplin (father), Dorothy Joplin (mother)
Genre(s): Psychedelic rock, soul, blues, blues rock, Classic Rock
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar
Occupation(s): Singer, songwriter, musician
Active From: 1962-1970
Did You Know:
• Cause of death: Heroin overdose
Awards:
• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Grammy Hall of Fame