| LC control no. | n 50038070 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.J77 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Joplin, Janis |
| Variant(s) | Joplin, Janis (Janis Lyn), 1943-1970 Pearl, 1943-1970 |
| See also | Corporate body: Big Brother & the Holding Co. (Musical group) |
| Associated place | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 19430119 |
| Death date | 19701004 |
| Place of birth | Port Arthur (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Big Brother & the Holding Co. (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers |
| Found in | Cheap thrills. [Phonodisc] 1968. New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Joplin, Janis (Lyn); b. Jan. 19, 1943, Port Arthur, TX, d. Oct. 4, 1970, Hollywood, CA; blues and rock singer) Joplin, J. Pearl [SR] 1999: insert (Janis Joplin; nicknamed Pearl) All music guide online, viewed December 13, 2010 (Janis Joplin; female rock and blues singer; frontwoman for San Francisco psychedelic band Big Brother & the Holding Company, 1966-1968; solo act, 1968-1970; b. Port Arthur, Tex.; died in Hollywood) |
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