Janis Lyn Joplin (1943 - 1970)
Janis
Lyn
"Pearl"
Joplin
Born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Seth Ward Joplin
and Dorothy Bonita (East) Joplin
Sister of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)] and [private brother (unknown - unknown)]
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Created 14 May 2014 | Last significant change: 5 Oct 2018
15:25: Jan (Joseph) Denison posted a message on the page for Janis Joplin. [Thank Jan for this]
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Biography
(From Wikipedia)
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic-acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. She was one of the more popular acts at the Monterey Pop Festival and later became one of the major attractions to the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. Joplin charted five singles, and other popular songs from her four-year solo career include "Down on Me", "Summertime", "Piece of My Heart", "Ball 'n' Chain", "Maybe", "To Love Somebody", "Kozmic Blues", "Work Me, Lord", "Cry Baby", "Mercedes Benz", and her only number one hit, "Me and Bobby McGee".
Joplin was well known for her performing abilities, and her fans referred to her stage presence as "electric". At the height of her career, she was known as "The Queen of Psychedelic Soul," and became known as Pearl among her friends. She was also a painter, dancer and music arranger. Rolling Stone 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. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Sample recording: Piece of My Heart
- Sample recording: Me & Bobby McGee
Sources
Texas birth index 1903-1997 California death index 1940-1997
Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean
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- Phyllis (Merryman) Cloyd : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T182272, FTDNA kit #539789
- Shelley Cloyd : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #689153
- Cynthia Cloyd : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T695503, FTDNA kit #489430
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On 5 Oct 2018 at 15:25 GMT Jan (Joseph) Denison wrote:
Janis & I are 5th Cousins as we have the same GGGGG-Grandfather!
On 3 Jul 2016 at 07:26 GMT Sara Rice wrote:
I like the profile page! Turns out Janis and I are 11th cousins! I did a research paper on her in grad school. It was o interesting!
Thanks for creating it!
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