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Finding a ‘Pearl’–Janis Joplin’s Last Hurrah

It remains her most fully realized record, fronting the best band she would ever lead on her strongest set of material.

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March 20, 1971: Janis Joplin Hits #1 With ‘Bobby McGee’

When Janis heard Kris Kristofferson’s song she had to record it. A few days later she was dead, but it went on to become her only #1 single

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