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George-Warren, Holly.
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Joplin, Janis.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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George-Warren, Holly.
Joplin, Janis.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Janis
: her
life
and
music
/ Holly George-Warren.
by
George-Warren, Holly.
Center Point Large Print, 2020.
Call #:
LP 781.66092 J81g
Subjects
Joplin,
Janis
.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781643584911 (hc)
Edition:
Center Point Large Print ed.
Description:
591 p. (large print) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Regular print version previously published by: Simon & Schuster.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
This blazingly intimate biography of
Janis
Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.
Janis
Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues,
music
you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town. She was a tomboy who was also intellectually curious and artistic. By the time she reached high school, she had drawn the scorn of her peers for her embrace of the Beats and her racially progressive views. Her parents doted on her in many ways, but were ultimately put off by her repeated acts of defiance.
Janis
Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering.
Janis
was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down--but couldn't, or wouldn't. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away--even after becoming a counter cultural icon in San Francisco. Written by one of the most highly regarded chroniclers of American
music
history, and based on unprecedented access to
Janis
Joplin's family, friends, band mates, archives, and long-lost interviews,
Janis
is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist finally getting her due."--Publisher.
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