#janisjoplin

Yesterday I featured a Summertime song from 1958. Let's jump almost a decade ahead and hear renowned blues rock singer from Texas Janis Joplin cover Summertime originally from Porgy and Bess, a 1935 opera.

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Why should I hold back now & sound mediocre just so I can sound mediocre 20 years from now? #JanisJoplin

12K on a warm Autumn Day! I just went out for my nightly walk and I'm actually feeling a little hot. it's about 70 out there which I think is pretty warm for this hour and this time of year. I am still

@Steevc nominated me a few days ago for this challenge set up by @backinblackdevil. Wikipedia tells me that the last passenger steam train service ended in August 1968. Richard Nixon was nominated by the

Janis Joplin - rare footage of her singing LIVE "Piece of My Heart"

Janis Joplin was an American rock, soul and blues singer and songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely-known female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin

“Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose... and that’s all that Bobby left me...” - The soulful, Woodstock-era rock goddess herself: Janis Joplin (1943-1970) . . I wasn’t a fan when I first

Janis Joplin was the first lady of rock'n'roll. She was an American singer, the female icon of the 60s, the most recognizable woman in hippie era. There were many great bands and singers, but her personality,

La niña entró en escena -observada por los años más tristes del mundo- para cantar al sol que todas las flores llevan en su regazo. "Somos mariposas en la colección de un amante de la belleza sin

Deep within I'm shaken by the violence of existing for only you... Author: Sarah McLachlan

And I can't die easy thinking maybe the menfolks white or black is making a spit cup out of you. Have some sympathy for me. Put me down easy, Janie, I'm a cracked plate. Author: Zora Neale Hurston

Been home all day, listening music. Can you imagine the notion of freedom explained by this song? Janis Joplin - Me and my Bobby McGee Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train And I's feelin' near

"You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for." Janis Joplin