Iconic Janis Joplin Onstage Monterey Pop Festival Movie Vintage 1967 Photograph
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7078518 | Size: 8" x 10" |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Sitter: Jimi Hendrix |
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ITEM: This is a 1967 vintage and original photograph of legendary singer Janis Joplin, with bassist Peter Albin behind her, performing at the the Monterey International Pop Music Festival, used for promoting the documentary film, Monterey Pop (1968). The Monterey Pop Festival embodied the theme of California as a focal point for the counterculture and is generally regarded as one of the beginnings of the "Summer of Love" in 1967.
Joplin rose to fame following her appearance at the festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. A great piece of rock history!
Measures 8" x 10" on a glossy, single-weight paper stock.
CONDITION: Fine condition with minor edge wear and lower left corner creasing. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American rock, soul, and blues singer-songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely known female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. A fourth album, Pearl, was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the Billboard charts.In 1967, Joplin rose to fame following an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company.
After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She appeared at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song "Me and Bobby McGee", which reached number 1 in March 1971.
Her most popular songs include her cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", and "Summertime"; and her original song "Mercedes Benz", her final recording. 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". Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States, with Recording Industry Association of America certifications of 15.5 million albums sold.
Biography: Wikipedia
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