Out of the Texas-Louisiana swamps she wailed the blues like no one, black or white, has ever dared. She was Janis Joplin--the first rock star of the 1960s counterculture, a fashion trendsetter in San Francisco's back-to-the-roots movement that overtook the world, a prisoner of an ultimately doomed search for happiness in sex and drugs, money and fame.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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By Renee Thorpe (Karangasem, Bali) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin (Paperback)
This well-written book is very descriptive! From Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco's Haight / Ashbury, scenes of tragedy & revelry are given a jolt of life. Author really sought out the witnesses who are still around (and not too wasted) to tell the tales. Great book for fans of San Francisco, rock music, and of course Janis.Plenty of sleaze, drugs, and sex, but author nicely presents the tender-hearted girl that was Janis Joplin.
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the life and times of Janis...,
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This review is from: Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin (Paperback)
'The Obsessions And Passions of Janis Joplin' is a very accurate description of the book - it doesn't deal much with the artist, it tells a lot more about her sex life and drug abuse. I myself prefer at least a bit more information on the music of the musician in question, but I must admit the book does a good job of showing us the confused, extremely talented, both loved and rejected personality that was Janis Joplin.
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She sang, she lived, she died.,
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She lived, she sang, she died- the unbias and unforgettable true tale of the life and loves of Janis Joplin. A flowing read and a great time. You may even win a concert ticket or two when you listen to the radio, but sadly not hers, of course. If you are out there looking for some entertainment-read it. If you love the music and looking for some insight into the songs...pick it up. If you're on the verge of or in the middle of your mid-life crisis...perfect. Heck- even if you are one of those want-to-be hippies out there. Read this book. You'll like. SOme of you will walk away with new thoughts to think and new songs to sing. Enjoy.
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On a sweltering street corner in Port Arthur, Texas, hometown of Janis Joplin, the greatest female singer in the history of rock 'n' roll, I watch a construction crew demolish the twelve-story Goodhue Hotel, scene of Janis's last public appearance twenty years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Brother, San Francisco, Port Arthur, New York, Janis Joplin, Dave Richards, Linda Gravenites, Kozmic Blues, Rolling Stone, Monterey Pop, Nick Gravenites, James Gurley, Dave Getz, Sam Andrew, Grateful Dead, Hell's Angels, Jim Langdon, Jim Morrison, North Beach, Albert Grossman, Clive Davis, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez New!
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On a sweltering street corner in Port Arthur, Texas, hometown of Janis Joplin, the greatest female singer in the history of rock 'n' roll, I watch a construction crew demolish the twelve-story Goodhue Hotel, scene of Janis's last public appearance twenty years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Brother, San Francisco, Port Arthur, New York, Janis Joplin, Dave Richards, Linda Gravenites, Kozmic Blues, Rolling Stone, Monterey Pop, Nick Gravenites, James Gurley, Dave Getz, Sam Andrew, Grateful Dead, Hell's Angels, Jim Langdon, Jim Morrison, North Beach, Albert Grossman, Clive Davis, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Big Brother (The Collected Works of Rex Ellingwood Beach) by Rex Beach on 6 pages
- Buried Alive by Myra Friedman on 5 pages
- Going Down With Janis by Peggy Caserta in Front Matter, page 108, and Back Matter
- Piece of My Heart by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Love Book by Lenore Kandel on page 139, and Back Matter
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- Got a Revolution! : The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane by Jeff Tamarkin in Back Matter
- Grrrls: Viva Rock Divas by Amy Raphael in Back Matter
- Shaky Ground by Alice Echols in Back Matter
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