For her 1970 album Pearl she opted for The Full Tilt Boogie Band, who been her backing band on a recent Canadian tour. On 1969’s I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, Joplin was backed by the Kozmic Blues Band. She recorded two studio albums with BB&THC – 1967’s Big Brother & the Holding Company and 1968’s Cheap Thrills – before leaving to pursue a solo career.Īs the frontwoman of BB&THC, Joplin had hogged the limelight, drawing attention for her distinctive bluesy drawl, which sounded like it came from a singer far more mature than the young Janis. Soon she would become one of the biggest names in rock music, but her fame drove her back to her vices. Joplin returned to San Francisco to join the band. This tape, along with her growing reputation as a singer in Texas, attracted the attention of San Francisco rockers Big Brother and the Holding Company, who were looking for a lead vocalist. While in San Francisco, Joplin had befriended future Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, with whom she recorded a demo session. After two years of heavy drinking and drug dependency, Joplin’s friends put her on a bus back to Texas. Joplin’s drug issues began in 1963 when she left her conservative home in Texas for the beatnik Mecca of San Francisco.
Though only her second solo studio album, Pearl would sadly be released in the wake of her premature death from a drug overdose at the age of 27. Janis Joplin’s story is the all too familiar tale of a young artist dying while still at the peak of their powers.
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