Janis Joplin

1943 – 1970 · died at about 27^[1][2]

Music

Fun Facts About Janis Joplin

• Janis Joplin and Bob Neuwirth wrote the lyrics of "Mercedes Benz" in a bar near one of her concerts, and she sang it that night. It became her last recording, made in a single take.^[1]
• In high school, Joplin was a classmate of future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson.^[1]
• Joplin was unhappy with her Woodstock performance, and at her own insistence her singing was left out of the 1970 Woodstock documentary and its soundtrack.^[1]
• On The Dick Cavett Show, Joplin said her schoolmates "laughed me out of class, out of town and out of the state," and she announced she would attend her ten-year high school reunion.^[1]
• Leonard Cohen's song "Chelsea Hotel #2" is about Joplin.^[1]
• The 1979 film The Rose, starring Bette Midler, is loosely based on Joplin's life. It was fictionalized after her family declined to give the producers the rights to her story.^[1]
• Janis Joplin was alive at the same time as Mahatma Gandhi — their lives overlapped for 5 years (1943–1948).^[1][2][3][4]
• Janis Joplin shares a birthday with Edgar Allan Poe: both were born on January 19.^[1][2][5][6]

Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her electric stage presence.^[1]

Contemporaries

Pablo Picasso

27 yr overlap

Igor Stravinsky

27 yr overlap

Coco Chanel

27 yr overlap

Georgia O'Keeffe

27 yr overlap

Charlie Chaplin

27 yr overlap

Agatha Christie

27 yr overlap

Charles de Gaulle

27 yr overlap

Haile Selassie

27 yr overlap

J.R.R. Tolkien

27 yr overlap

Mao Zedong

27 yr overlap

Golda Meir

27 yr overlap

Duke Ellington

27 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Janis Joplin

When was Janis Joplin born?

Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, and died on October 4, 1970.

How old was Janis Joplin at death?

Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, and died on October 4, 1970, at age 27.

What was Janis Joplin known for?

Janis Joplin was known for: Piece of My Heart, rock and blues. Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her electric stage presence.

Who was alive at the same time as Janis Joplin?

Janis Joplin's closest contemporary was Pablo Picasso. Their lives overlapped for 27 years.