A biography of rock musician Janis Joplin, with photographs and anecdotes from those who knew her, covering her work to improve as a singer, struggle against authority, and love for her mother.
Laura Joplin tells the life story of her famous sister, singer Janis, drawing from more than one hundred letters Janis wrote home during her career and describing the person behind her public persona. Includes several of the never-before-published letters.
A biography of Janis Joplin, rock'n'roll's first female superstar, discussing her achievements and failures in the light of the times in which she lived.
A biography of singer Janis Joplin, discussing her traditional childhood, her rebellious teen years, her success as a performer during the 1960s, and her struggle with drug addiction which eventually led to her death.
A biography of rock musician Janis Joplin, with photographs and anecdotes from those who knew her, covering her work to improve as a singer, struggle against authority, and love for her mother.