Hunter Gaye inspired several songs by the late Motown singer, including “I Want You,” “Let’s Get it On,” and “After the Dance.” Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife and occasional muse of famed ...

This story in the Chronicle's Sunday Zest magazine on Aug. 23, 1970. Excerpts of the story, as it ran then, follow. Janis Joplin, the celebrated demigoddess of blue-eyed soul, the heiress to the ...

1. Before she became famous, Janis once walked up to Bob Dylan and told him she was going to be famous one day. He responded, “Yeah, we all gonna be famous.” 2. She wasn’t afraid to admit that she ...

When one thinks of “Me And Bobby McGee”, one thinks of the incomparable Janis Joplin. The iconic vocalist who defined the 1960s didn’t get to see all the love she got from her version of the song. It ...

Janis Joplin's siblings reflect on growing up with a budding music legend, and why they've decided to share her personal archives in a revealing and enlightening new book The notion of overnight rock ...

More than 50 years later, the legend of the Monterey Pop Festival (June ’67) is alive and well. Considering the three-day event jumpstarted the careers of Jimi Hendrix (recommended by Paul McCartney), ...

In September 1970, Janis Joplin was optimistic about her future. She neared completion of her latest album, Pearl, and was engaged to Seth Morgan, who reportedly lived off a trust fund from his ...

For years, filmmakers have been trying to make a biopic about the iconic rock star Janis Joplin. Several entertainers have been rumored to play the coveted lead role, including Zooey Deschanel, Amy ...

Janis Ian circa 1970s (left) and in 2023. Singer-songwriter Janis Ian had a Top 20 hit at age 16 with her 1966 debut single "Society's Child" The song, written from the point of view of a young girl ...

Janis Joplin arrived at her 10th high school reunion dressed for the stage. The counter-culture icon donned rose-colored glasses and purple and pink boas in her hair when she returned to Port Arthur, ...

1. I'm working hard not to make this an album about her death. (But isn't this an album about her death? Wouldn't you want a way of understanding it?) Maybe a list of what she needed to say before she ...

In 1969, Newsweek bestowed this honorific on Janis Joplin: "The first female superstar of rock music." It's also a claim that Holly George-Warren sets out to prove in Janis, her new biography of the ...