We’ve selected 32 of classic rock’s best summertime songs, and paired them off in 16 first-round duels. Over the next five weeks the field will be repeatedly cut in half by your votes, until we arrive ...

Though she passed away in 1970, Janis Joplin’s voice is still raging into the horizon. Growling and angelic, the Port Arthur, Texas-born singer’s style and range were unparalleled in her time and ...

Today marks the 44th anniversary of Janis Joplin’s first gig with Big Brother and the Holding Company. One of rock’s most staggering vocalists, Joplin became another star who left us too soon on ...

Music journalist Holly George-Warren, author of the new biography, "Janis: Her Life and Music" (published by Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS), offers "CBS Sunday Morning" a roster of favorite ...

First of all the circumstances surrounding the Carousel itself that one summer were unusual in the pop music business. It wasn't being run by a promoter or a record label, but by a collective of local ...

Janis Joplin made her mark on the 1960s but also influenced countless singers. “A Night With Janis Joplin” on Oct. 7 at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet offers a look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s ...

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, proving music wasn’t ...

Johnson was mindful of that legacy when he met with Laura and Michael Joplin in 2010 to explore the idea of another show about Janis. "You don't want to steal from yourself, steal from others or be ...

When Mary Bridget Davies sings, it's a full body experience. She doubles over and lifts a knee to her chest, tilts the microphone back and lets out a primal yell, her untamed mane of long hair and the ...