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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xv, 377 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the...
2) Janis
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
10 CDs (12 hrs. 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this biography, George-Warren paints a complex portrait of singer Janis Joplin (1943-1970). Drawing on archival materials as well as interviews with Joplin's friends, family, and bandmates, George-Warren begins with Joplin's life, stretching back to her childhood in Port Arthur, Texas. George-Warren explores Joplin's evolution as a singer, including her early incorporation of Otis Redding's vocal techniques into her own performances, as well as...
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