Janis Joplin Escaped to Rio's Carnival 50 Years Ago The singer was kicked out of the Copacabana Palace, went topless on the beach, cried in the sand and hit the bars ...

Onstage, Joplin oozed confidence, sexuality and exuberance, but biographer Holly George-Warren describes the singer as a bookworm who worked hard to create her "blues feelin' mama" musical persona.

Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg ("West of Memphis," "Prophet's Prey") has made an elegant, affectionate and, in many ways, remarkably cheerful film about Janis Joplin -- blues singer, bandleader ...

One of the most revered and influential rock ’n’ roll singers of all time, Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) thrilled audiences and blazed new creative trails before her ...

Somewhere around 1 a.m. on Oct. 4, 1970, Janis Joplin skin-popped a dose of heroin in Room 105 of the Landmark Motor Hotel, which was a little less than a mile from the Hollywood studio where she ...

'AGT' 's Courtney Hadwin, 14, Channels Her Music Idol Janis Joplin During Collaboration with The Struts. ... Mountain High.” “I’ve dreamed since I was really little of coming to America.