In her all-too-brief career, singer Janis Joplin managed to create a small yet enduring collection of music that introduced a new sound and style to rock ‘n’ roll in the late 1960s. From 1967, when ...

In 1968 I left teaching in Pittsfield to live in Montana and pursue graduate studies. I continued to spend summers in California and enjoyed the live music. I wondered if and when Janis Joplin would ...

Robert Plant has never been shy about the singers who shaped him, but one of the most surprising names on that list is Janis Joplin. Long before he was rock's golden god, he picked up a small, almost ...