# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/janis-joplin
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:41:11.725Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Joplin broke through at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Festival as the front woman for Big Brother and the Holding Company, a little-known San Francisco psychedelic band. After two albums she struck out solo, fronting first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band, playing Woodstock in 1969 and tearing through the Festival Express tour. Her mezzo-soprano could wring out "Piece of My Heart" and "Cry Baby" until they bled, and five of her singles cracked the Billboard Hot 100. She died of a heroin overdose in October 1970, at 27. Three months later her second solo album, Pearl, hit number one; in March 1971 her cover of "Me and Bobby McGee" did the same. She became the first woman inducted solo into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and as of 2025 her RIAA certifications stood at 18.5 million albums sold.