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Janis Joplin would have been 64 years old today.
She died October 4, 1970 instead.
My favorite recording of hers is the version of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" with the Full Tilt Boogie Band that can be found on the Greatest Hits album, and also, I think, on the In Concert album.
But I'll take any version of her doing that song over almost any other recording anyday. Though I prefer, mostly, versions with Big Brother & The Holding Company. There's a few videos on You Tube of the song; here's the best one that I'd never seen before:
She died October 4, 1970 instead.
My favorite recording of hers is the version of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" with the Full Tilt Boogie Band that can be found on the Greatest Hits album, and also, I think, on the In Concert album.
But I'll take any version of her doing that song over almost any other recording anyday. Though I prefer, mostly, versions with Big Brother & The Holding Company. There's a few videos on You Tube of the song; here's the best one that I'd never seen before:
