Her most popular songs include her cover versions of ' Piece of My Heart', ' Cry Baby', ' Down on Me', ' Ball and Chain', ' Summertime', and her original song ' Mercedes Benz', her final recording. Five singles by Joplin reached the US Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song ' Me and Bobby McGee', which posthumously reached number one in March 1971. She appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival and on the Festival Express train tour. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. One of the most successful and widely known rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and 'electric' stage presence.
Janis Lyn Joplin (Janu– October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter.
