The 27 Club is a list consisting mostly of popular musicians who died at age 27. It remains a cultural phenomenon, documenting the deaths of celebrities, some noted for their high-risk lifestyles. Who knows how would music sound today if they were still alive.
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American rock, soul, and blues singer-songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely known female rock stars of her era.
Joplin, a mezzo-soprano highly respected for her charismatic performing ability, was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Audiences and critics alike referred to her stage presence as "electric". Joplin had a profound influence on many singers - Stevie Nicks, Florence Welch, Alicia Keys and Pink to name a few.
What is your favorite Janis Joplin song?
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