Biography
Janice Joplin is an American rock singer, considered the best white blues performer and one of the greatest vocalists in the history of rock music.
She was born in Texas and brought up at the atmosphere of classical music and intellectual books. Her father Seth worked in a trading company, but at home was read by Dante's books and listened to classic operas. Mom Dorothy devoted the life to raising children, although she was repeatedly offered to start a professional singing career in his youth.
Jenis was not intellectually developed for school age, because of which she regularly had conflicts with classmates. An even more aggravated the attitude of peers towards her that Joplin had anti-racist glances, which at that time was something extraordinary.
Early manifested the creative beginning of the girl. At first she was fascinated with painting and often painted paintings on biblical plots. Later, Janice entered the semi-propelled mug of youth, who studied modern literature, blues and folk music, radical arts. It was there that the girl began to sing for the first time.
In 1960, Jenis Joplin entered the University of Lamar in Texas, in which he studied only 3 years and eventually threw classes in order to fully go to the musical environment. By the way, from the first days at the university about a rapid girl began to go with the rumor.
And how otherwise, if she came to lectures in jeans, what did people have shocked people at that time? Moreover, Janice often walked through the streets barefoot and carried the Citra string tool everywhere. As a student newspaper wrote about her:
"How does she dare to be unlike?".Music
She began to sing on the stage as early as a university, demonstrating an amazing vocal vocals with three full-length octas. The first song, which Janice Joplin recorded in the studio, was the Blues "What Good Can Drinking Do". Later, with the support of friends, he launched the "The Typewriter Tape" record.
Having moved to California, the singer performed in numerous clubs and bars. She sang most often its own compositions - "Trouble in Mind", "Kansas City Blues", "Long Black Train Blues" and others. In 1966, Joplin joined the group "Big Brother and The Holding Company". Dating a new vocalist, as well as her charisma brought a group among the leaders of the American scene, and Jenis itself first realized what to swim in the rays of admiration.
With a group of Jenis Joplin recorded two albums, the second of which, "Cheap Thrills", is considered one of the best plates of the 60s. But at the peak of popularity, the singer leaves the team, since he wants to develop in creative terms.
Then there were groups "Kozmic Blues Band" and "Full Tilt Boogie Band". But as it were, the teams were not called, everyone was clear that the audience go to the Jenis Joplin concert. For the world community, it was on the same inside height as Tina Turner and the Rolling Stones group.
Janice Joplin was the first white singer who behaved on the stage so liberated. She completely plunged into the music that performed, and turned off from the real world.
Also before it only black performers allowed their vocals to live their own lives. Joplin's speeches were not just expressive, but truly aggressive. As someone from the singer's colleagues said - Jenys's concerts resemble a boxing match.
For his life, Janice Joplin managed to write not so many studio albums, but entered the story as the legend of rock music generation of hipsters and hippie. The last work in the studio was the Pearl plate, which had already been posthumously.
Also later, the records of live performances "In CONCERT" were published and the collection "Janis". There were many previously unfastened songs, including the penetrated and lyrical compositions "Mercedes Benz" and "Me and Bobby McGee".
Personal life
Despite its openness and underlined sexuality on stage, as well as the presence of many lovers, Janice Joplin always felt lonely. Among the men with whom the singer had close relationships, the legendary musicians Jimmy Hendrix and Country Joe McDonald, a vocalist "The Doors" Jim Morrison, as well as Country singer Chris Christofferson.
Many familiar Jenis argued that she sometimes had periods of excessive lovingness, when Joplin even became bi-sexy. One of her more or less permanent "girlfriends" was Peggy Kasserte.
The last sweetheart Joplin was a local rowshire Set Morgan, for which she even planned to marry.
Death
Jenis Joplin died on October 4, 1970 in the room of the Los Angeles Hotel Landmark Motor. For many years, it has already taken drugs of varying degrees of severity, including the purified heroin, which was discovered in her blood at the opening.According to official information, the singer died from an unintentional overdose of drugs. But for a long time, rumors of suicide were investigated among the public, since a young woman, despite the world famous and seemingly a personal life, was deeply unhappy and felt lonely and exhausted.
Also, for some time the murder version was considered due to the fact that in the drug number were not found. In addition, the Joplin number was unnaturally for her neatly pribran.
The remains of rock musicians were cremated, after which her dust scattered over the waters of the Pacific Ocean along the California coast. The last record of the voice of Jenis Joplin was her audio congratulation of another legend of rock music - John Lennon. The cassette was delivered to the addressee after the singer left his life.
Discography
- 1964 - "The Typewriter Tape"
- 1967 - "Big Brother & The Holding Company"
- 1968 - "Cheap Thrills"
- 1969 - "I Got Dem Ol 'Kozmic Blues Again Mama!"
- 1971 - "Pearl"
- 1972 - "IN CONCERT"
- 1975 - "Janis"