
Artist
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin is a blues artist from Port Arthur, USA formed in 1960. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Port Arthur, USA · Best blues albums
- 26
- Releases
- 1967–2025
- Active years
- 1960
- Formed

Artist
Janis Joplin is a blues artist from Port Arthur, USA formed in 1960. 26 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Blues · Port Arthur, USA · Best blues albums

Most popular
The Essential Janis Joplin
2003 · 36 tracks

Pearl
1971

Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
1973

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
1969
Kozmic Blues
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Janis Joplin im Soundcheck
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Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit; March 2, 1968
2025

Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969 (Live)
2019

Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills
2018

Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016

Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968
2012

Janis Joplin: The Woodstock Experience
2009
Super Hits
2000

Cheap Thrills
1999

Box Of Pearls
1999

Janis Joplin Live At Winterland '68
1998
18 Essential Songs
1995
This Is Janis Joplin
1995

Farewell Song
1988

Janis
1974
Greatest Hits of
1973

Joplin In Concert
1972

The Pearl Sessions
1971

Pearl (Legacy Edition)
1971

Big Brother & The Holding Company
1967
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter. Joplin first rose to prominence 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 more soulful and bluesy 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. Janis Joplin charted five singles, and other popular songs from her four-year career include "Down On Me", "Bye, Bye Baby", "Coo Coo", "Summertime", "Piece of My Heart", "Turtle Blues", "Ball 'n' Chain", "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)", "Maybe", "To Love Somebody", "Kozmic Blues", "Work Me, Lord", "Move Over", "Cry Baby", "A Woman Left Lonely", "Get It While You Can", "My Baby", "Trust Me", "Mercedes Benz", "One Night Stand", "Raise Your Hand" 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 Que…