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Janis Joplin peaked at No. 16 on the Shazam Global Chart with "Kozmic Blues", spending 7 days in the Top 50.
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Janis Joplin
#167Oct 14, 2023
"Kozmic Blues" by Janis Joplin peaked at No. 16 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 7 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
1969Total Shazams
1M
Days in Top 50
7The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Oct 14, 2023"Kozmic Blues" by Janis Joplin peaked at No. 16 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 7 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
1969Total Shazams
1M
Days in Top 50
7The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
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About Janis Joplin
A defining voice of ā60s rock who drew inspiration from blues belters and her own heartache, Janis Joplin lit up popular music during her too-brief career. Born in Port Arthur, TX, in 1943, Joplin listened to blues and folk music in her youth and began recording her own songs while studying at the University of Texas. After bouncing between Texas and the Bay Area for a few years, she settled in San Francisco in 1966 when she was recruited to lead the psychedelic outfit Big Brother & The Holding Company. Her spellbinding stage presence and powerful, emotion-racked wail made them a West Coast sensation, particularly at larger-scale events like the Monterey Pop Festival. Shortly after that 1967 concert, the bandās self-titled debut was released, and their take on the spiritual āDown On Meā became their first charting hit. Joplin and Big Brother played tirelessly over the following year, and their 1968 album Cheap Thrills, led by the searing āPiece of My Heart,ā hit No. 1. Joplin embarked on a solo career that December, and in 1969 she performed at Woodstock, released her Kozmic Blues Band-assisted solo debut, I Got Dem Olā Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, and toured. In 1970, after a retreat to Brazil, she assembled the Full Tilt Boogie Band. Their touring and recording were cut short when Joplin died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970; a few months later, Columbia Records released Pearl, which included songs that would go on to define her legacy, like āCry Babyā and the posthumous No. 1 hit āMe and Bobby McGee.ā Joplin's moment in the spotlight both reflected and shaped the chaotic counterculture of late-ā60s America, and her larger-than-life voice has influenced singers as varied as Melissa Etheridge, P!NK, and Axl Rose.
Musical InfluencesJanis Joplin's musical influences include Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Etta James and more.
Influenced by Janis JoplinJanis Joplin has influenced the music of Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Lennon Stella and more.
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