Known as "The Queen of Rock" and “The Queen of Psychedelic Soul," Janis Joplin died on Oct. 4, 1970. It's a chance to remember Joplin's life and legacy. Joplin was born on Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur.

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When Janis Joplin died at 27 on October 4, 1970, she left behind a groundbreaking musical legacy. But behind her powerful voice was reportedly a fragile soul who spoke of a yearning for "love" in a ...

Woodstock was supposed be just another gig for Janis Joplin. But when she arrived by helicopter at the muddy field in tiny Bethel, N.Y., and looked out at the crowd of more than 400,000 people, she ...

The trailblazing soulful singer died at 27 on Oct. 4, 1970 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News ...

'Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can' will tell the life story of the iconic singer, who died at age 27 in 1970 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as ...

Before he was an outlaw-country pioneer and a movie star, and after he was a Rhodes scholar and a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army, the jarringly handsome young man was a janitor in Nashville, for ...