Everett Janis Joplin in the 1960s in the documentary, “Janis,” released in 1975.
Janis Joplin was a blowtorch blues singer and hell-raiser who never missed an opportunity to whip herself into a possessed frenzy. But with the release on April 17 of “The Pearl Sessions” (Legacy), we learn that Joplin in the fall of 1970 also was a tireless, passionate studio artist who had finally figured out how to dial back her scorching delivery without sacrificing emotion.
On the new two-cd set—recorded...
Janis Joplin was a blowtorch blues singer and hell-raiser who never missed an opportunity to whip herself into a possessed frenzy. But with the release on April 17 of “The Pearl Sessions” (Legacy), we learn that Joplin in the fall of 1970 also was a tireless, passionate studio artist who had finally figured out how to dial back her scorching delivery without sacrificing emotion.
On the new two-cd set—recorded...
- 4/13/2012
- by Marc Myers
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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