Janis Joplin was born on 19 Jan 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Her birth name was Janis Lyn Joplin. Her is also called Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin died on 04 Oct 1970.

Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Janis Joplin released the following albums including Janis Joplin:The Woodstock Experience (2009), Janis Joplin:The Woodstock Experience (2009), The Essential 3.0 Janis Joplin (2008), In Concert (2008), I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (2008), Live at Winterland '68 (2008), Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection (2005), Essential Janis Joplin (2003), Super Hits (2000), Super Hits (2000), Super Hits (2000), Pearl (1999), Janis Joplin - Greatest Hits (1999), 18 Essential Songs (1995) and Janis (1993).