
Janis Joplin Just a reminder - put your design caps on and get crackin on Janis's iGoogle theme. Details on the notes page. Or, if it's more up your start singing your cover of "Mercedes Benz", and upload it to the Cheap Thrills group on the video page. There is some incredible memorabilia available for participants and winners!

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Band Member Feature Week: Day 3!
Meet
Peter Albin: Peter was originally a guitarist and lead vocalist
with Janis Joplin in Big Brother & The Holding Company, and later moved to
bass. Read his biography at the BBHC
website. http://www.bbhc.com/peter.html
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Official web site for the band Big Brother & The Holding Co.

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Welcome to Janis Joplin band member feature week, day two! Meet Sam Andrew: Sam is one of the founding members
of Big Brother & The Holding Company, and also joined Janis Joplin in the
original incarnation of The Kozmic Blues Band.
Read an interview from Perfect Sound Forever magazine with Sam here: http://bit.ly/5srdfN
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Sam Andrew of Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), interview

Janis Joplin This week will be the first in a series introducing you to members of Janis Joplin's three bands. We'll start with Big Brother & The Holding Company! We'll start with James Gurley, whose passing we mentioned recently. Read more about James in Entertainment Weekly. http://bit.ly/7UJcdd
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Guitarist James Gurley of Big Brother and the Holding Company died Dec. 20 of a heart attack at age 69 in Palm Springs, Calif., band manager Tim Murphy tells...

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The Austin City Council has voted to induct Janis Joplin into the Austin Music Memorial.
http://bit.ly/8OUiUe
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• Approved three contracts totaling $36.4 million for improvements to the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Plant, including expanding composting operations and increasing methane gas capture .

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Don't forget - today is the first day of the Janis Joplin video challenge! Join the "Cheap Thrills" group now, and upload a video of you singing "Mercedes Benz." http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid= 348510820051
Many of Janis Joplin’s talented, unique and dedicated fans have posted their renditions of her music on web video sites, and we’d like to see yours! Every so often one of Janis’ hits will be selected...

Janis Joplin R.I.P. James Gurley, original guitarist for Janis Joplin's first band, Big Brother & The Holding Company. More info at http://www.janisjoplin.com .
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Janis Joplin Want to bring the spirit of Janis to your iGoogle homepage? Submit your design to us for her official iGoogle theme! Full details are on the notes tab here. Designs are due to officialjamartists@gmail.com on Jan 31. Good luck!

Janis Joplin Trivia answer from yesterday: Robin and Barry Gibb, otherwise known as The Beegees.

Janis Joplin Janis Joplin Trivia Day: What famous brothers wrote "To Love Somebody"?

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Give us your best Janis Joplin! Join the new facebook group, Cheap Thrills. You'll have chance to win memorabilia from the Janis Joplin vault. Rules and information are on the group page here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34 8510820051.
Many of Janis Joplin’s talented, unique and dedicated fans have posted their renditions of her music on web video sites, and we’d like to see yours! Every so often one of Janis’ hits will be selected...

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Check out Pink's
medley of Janis Joplin songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep2wMXjox t4&feature=player_embedded
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Summertime Me and Bobby McGee Piece of My Heart

Janis Joplin Pophistorydig.com posted a nice bio about Janis Joplin recently. Check it out here: http://www.pophistorydig.com/?p=4954
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Pop History Dig - a collection of short stories about popular culture - its history, its people, and its power.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q69HfzWpZ ac Video of the Day - Work Me Lord, from Woodstock
'69
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"How are you out there? You staying stoned and you got enough water and you got a place to sleep and everything?" She appeared with her Kozmic Blues Band. She waited for about 10 hours to go on stage. ...






















