AKA Janis Lyn Joplin

Born: 19-Jan-1943
Birthplace: Port Arthur, TX
Died: 4-Oct-1970
Location of death: Hollywood, CA [1]
Cause of death: Accident - Overdose
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean)

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart)

Father: Seth Joplin (oil refinery worker)
Boyfriend: Kris Kristofferson (1969)
Boyfriend: Country Joe McDonald (musician)
Boyfriend: Seth Morgan (engaged, at the time of her death)
Girlfriend: Janis Ian
Slept with: Dick Cavett
Slept with: Eric Clapton
Slept with: Leonard Cohen
Slept with: Jimi Hendrix
Slept with: Howard Hesseman
Slept with: Jim Morrison
Slept with: Joe Namath
Slept with: Peggy Caserta
Slept with: Bob Seidemann (rock photographer)

    High School: Thomas Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, TX (1960)
    University: Lamar State College
    University: University of Texas

    Janis Joplin
    Big Brother and the Holding Company Vocalist (1966-68)
    The Kozmic Blues Band Vocalist (1968-69)
    The Full-Tilt Boogie Band Vocalist (1970)
    Disorderly Conduct Curtis Hall concert at Tampa, FL (15-Nov-1969)
    Obscenity 1969:Curtis Hall concert at Tampa, FL (15-Nov-1969)
    Shoplifting 1963
    Woodstock
    Autopsy by coroner Thomas T. Noguchi
    Risk Factors: Heroin, Alcoholism, Smoking, Amphetamines

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Janis: Little Girl Blue (6-Sep-2015) · Herself
    Festival Express (9-Sep-2003) · Herself
    Woodstock (26-Mar-1970) · Herself
    Monterey Pop (26-Dec-1968) · Performer

Official Website:
http://www.officialjanis.com/

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