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The Mercedes-Benz 600 is one of the inspirations for the song lyrics. The song's lyrics were written down at Vahsen's, a Port Chester, New York bar, on August 8, 1970, during an impromptu poetry jam between Joplin and songwriter Bob Neuwirth. [2] The lyrics are from by a poem written by the San Francisco beat poet Michael McClure, "Mercedes Benz."
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is the debut solo and third studio album overall by American singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, released on September 11, 1969, by Columbia Records. It was the first album which Joplin recorded after leaving her former band, Big Brother and the Holding Company , [ 2 ] and the only solo album released during ...
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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) 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, as well as her "electric" stage presence.
Shailene Woodley is ready to rock and roll as Janis Joplin in an upcoming biopic about the legendary singer’s life. When asked by Jimmy Fallon if she will lend her own singing voice to the ...
"Hard to Handle" is a 1968 song written by American soul singer Otis Redding along with Al Bell and Allen Jones. Originally recorded by Redding, it was released in 1968 as the B-side to " Amen " (shortly after the singer's sudden death in 1967).
is sung twice, then answered with "Lord, I drink all night but the next day I still feel blue." Recordings of Joplin performing the song can be heard on the 1975 compilation album Janis, [2] and on the 1993 box set Janis. [2] Record Collector cites her intro to the song: Up steps a feisty young woman, one month short of her twentieth birthday ...
Live at Winterland '68 is an album by Janis Joplin with her band Big Brother and the Holding Company.It was recorded at the Winterland Ballroom on April 12 and 13, 1968, and includes live renditions of songs from their studio albums.