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Janis Joplin

Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas, USA — October 4, 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American rock singer who performed first as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, then in the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band. Joplin, who released only four studio albums (one of which is a posthumous release), is considered the best white blues performer and one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music. In 1995, Janis Joplin was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; in 2005, she was awarded the "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award" for outstanding achievements; in 2013, she received a star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame."