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Janis Lyn Joplin

Female 1943 - 1970  (27 years)


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  • Name Janis Lyn Joplin 
    Born 19 Jan 1943  Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Oct 1970  Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5027  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2013 

    Father Seth Ward Joplin,   b. 19 May 1910, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1987, Prescott, Yavapai Co, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Dorothy East,   b. 15 Feb 1913, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1998, Prescott, Yavapai Co, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1935  Amarillo, Potter Co, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 ? October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger. 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.