Joplin gave the world many classic songs. Among them are “Kozmic Blues,” “Down On Me,” “Cry Baby,” and “Get It While You Can.” However, only one of these songs became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot ...

Just days before Janis Joplin died from a suspected heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, the legendary singer-songwriter breathed new life into a now enduring classic, “Me and Bobby McGee.” Upon its ...

Funko has unveiled its latest Pop! collectibles and several legendary classic rock artists are getting immortalized. Two new figures honor Janis Joplin, the powerhouse singer behind such hits as ...

Fifty years ago, Janis Joplin was three months gone, but her status as an ageless popular music icon was just beginning with the release of “Pearl.” The album sounds bracing even a half-century later, ...

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Janis Joplin's second and final studio album, "Pearl," debuting, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hosting a weekend devoted to the crooner and her dedicated fans who ...

More than 500,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. NPR is remembering some of those who lost their lives by listening ...

When Janis Joplin died at 27 on October 4, 1970, she left behind a groundbreaking musical legacy. But behind her powerful voice was reportedly a fragile soul who spoke of a yearning for "love" in a ...

On this day in history, rock and roll singer and Port Arthur native Janis Joplin died of an accidental overdose at the Landmark Hotel in 1970. "The twenty-seven-year-old native of Port Arthur had ...

Fans of the psychedelic rock of the late Janis Joplin won't have to look far to find their favorite in the Aug. 7 $200,000 Adirondack (G3) at Saratoga Race Course. The 2-year-old filly starting from ...

While the song has warbled through many a famous throat, Janis Joplin made the tune her own. The rock goddess was far from the first to record the tune, but she was the first woman to take up the task ...