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Janis: Her Life and Music

por Holly George-Warren

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"This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town. She was a tomboy who was also intellectually curious and artistic. By the time she reached high school, she had drawn the scorn of her peers for her embrace of the Beats and her racially progressive views. Her parents doted on her in many ways, but were ultimately put off by her repeated acts of defiance. Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down--but couldn't, or wouldn't. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away--even after becoming a countercultural icon in San Francisco. Written by one of the most highly regarded chroniclers of American music history, and based on unprecedented access to Janis Joplin's family, friends, band mates, archives, and long-lost interviews, Janis is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist finally getting her due."--Publisher's website.… (mais)
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I have several other books about Janis Joplin, a singer, songwriter and interpreter of others' songs who died of a heroin overdose in 1970 at the age of 27. I came across this 2019 biography of her in the library while I was looking for something else. and had a quick look through to get an idea of the author's approach to her subject, as it is important to me that such a book takes the subject of an artist's life and music seriously, not just the salacious details of drugs, drink and other lifestyle issues. George-Warren has written a number of other biographies of musicians and books about the music industry and for respected quality publications like the US music magazine Rolling Stone, and I thought it was worth a try.

This is a sensitive and carefully researched look at Janis Joplin's short life, including her family, her childhood and education in a conservative oil industry town in 1950s Texas. I thought this part was really interesting. Joplin regarded her dad as a "secret intellectual" who liked to read and think about things, and who didn't share the conservative religious and political views of the society he had settled in. Her mum was more religious but was also a talented musician who started teaching her daughter to play and sing from an early age, and who had enjoyed nights out dancing on tables in her 20s.

Janis was a clever child and a very talented artist. As she grew up though, the life mapped out for even clever teenage girls and young women was restrictive and unappealing, and Janis began to rebel, though George-Warren outlines the contradictions - the stories about Janis Joplin at school and university were possibly more lurid than the reality. Importantly, she also explores Janis's influences and development as a singer/musician in Texas and California, as she came across Bessie Smith, blues, jazz and R&B and other black music, as well as rock and roll, folk and protest songs. Georgia-Warren mentions the racism of the society in which Joplin grew up and the challenge of her alternative influences, including her love for Bessie Smith. Going to college, though still in Texas, offered lots of opportunities to hear music and other cultural influences and hang out with an alternative "beatnik crowd" as much as formal education. Then Janis took a chance to stay with relatives and work in California, got into a mess with drugs and money problems, came back and tried taking a very conventional office job for a bit, before returning to 1960s San Francisco and finally becoming famous.

Throughout the book, the various phases of Janis Joplin's short life are explored through correspondence, older and more recent interviews with family and friends - she continued to write to her parents and much younger sister, Laura. The detailed endnotes also reference previous memoirs, including Myra Friedman (who was a friend and who worked with Janis Joplin) and Alice Echols, a feminist activist and writer. There are also a generous 32 pages of photographic plates, mostly black and white but with a few colour photos from Joplin's final, famous years - these include pictures of Janis Joplin through her life, of family, of her with a student band, and of her bandmates in Big Brother and the Kozmic Blues Band. There are also pictures of her with other friends and musicians.

This is an interesting read, though it makes me want to go back to the other Janis Joplin books, especially Alice Echols and one by little sister Laura Joplin with the letters Janis sent her. ( )
  elkiedee | Jan 11, 2024 |
I have always loved Janis Joplin's voice. Her earthy vocals and the way she clearly put her soul into her performances makes her music so enjoyable for me. I knew she had a rough time growing up in Texas. I knew she was a bit of a rebel who lived life by her own set of rules. And I knew how she died. But I really didn't know much about her life, her friends and family, and her personality until I read this book.

I'm so glad I read this book! It gives intimate details about Janis' childhood and teenage years in Texas, her love of art, her discovery of music, bands she played with.....everything up to her death in 1970.

I get a bit emotional when I think about Janis' treatment by her high school classmates. She was different, outspoken and misunderstood. And she was bullied terribly for being herself. I had similar experiences in school. Kids can be cruel to anyone who stands out as different. As I read about her experiences growing up, I kept hearing her voice from a television interview in 1970 with Dick Cavet. She said "They laughed me out of class, out of town and out of the state. So I'm going home.'' She traveled home to Port Arthur, TX for her 10th high school reunion. Just a few months later she was dead of a heroin overdose. What a waste of such an awesome talent. I hope in the end she found peace and some pride in herself, her talent and her music.

This biography of Janis Joplin is well-written and obviously thoroughly researched. I had an amazing time reading! I'm listening to her music as I write this review. An amazing talent! The picture on the front cover is so hauntingly beautiful. What an amazing person she was -- you can see her fire, creativity and boldness reflected in her gaze. Just lovely!

I highly recommend this book to any Janis Joplin fan or those who enjoy 60s/70s music!

**I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book from Simon & Schuster. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. Thanks so much for sharing your music with the world, Janis. RIP** ( )
  JuliW | Nov 22, 2020 |
A really enjoyable read bringing to light for me a number of Janis facts. And, memories. Remember the timing of her death as it happened while I was in Army Basic Training and J. Hendrix died the day I was mustered in. Then, Woodstock (I was the only person in the US not there if you believe personal recollections), which found me spitting distance away in Monticello, NY while it was happening. And, a few others. This, to me, is one of the valuable contributions a book like this makes....the personal connections, however slight. Finished 14.05.20 at Grand Canyon North Rim. ( )
  untraveller | May 20, 2020 |
Wow, I found this book very fascinating. This is the first biography I have ever read. The author wrote this book very well. By the end of the book I felt like I hung out with Janis for years of her life. The author started out with Janis's grandparents and gave you an idea where she came from. Then she went on to explain what her parents were like and how she was being raised. The author used genuine material she received from Janis's family and interviewed many of her friends and family to write the book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt like I got to know Janis. The author also included a lot of information about the people Janis hung out with and met through the years of her life and included what it was like to live in that era. I really learned a lot from this book and would say if you want to read a biography about Janis Joplin this is the one to read. I give it 4 1/2 stars! ( )
  kmjessica | Apr 26, 2020 |
This book outlines the life and career of Janis Joplin. Born into a conservative Texas town, Janis always stood out as different from her peers. Her parents, typically conservative, struggled with Janis drug use, liberal views and unconventional lifestyle. Janis forged a new life and family with the Holding Company. However, as she grew into herself, she outgrew her new family.

This was a well written and engaging story. I knew very little about Janis before reading this book - Wow, what a wild and crazy ride. I look forward to reading more books from this author. ( )
  JanaRose1 | Mar 6, 2020 |
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"This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town. She was a tomboy who was also intellectually curious and artistic. By the time she reached high school, she had drawn the scorn of her peers for her embrace of the Beats and her racially progressive views. Her parents doted on her in many ways, but were ultimately put off by her repeated acts of defiance. Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down--but couldn't, or wouldn't. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away--even after becoming a countercultural icon in San Francisco. Written by one of the most highly regarded chroniclers of American music history, and based on unprecedented access to Janis Joplin's family, friends, band mates, archives, and long-lost interviews, Janis is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist finally getting her due."--Publisher's website.

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