She was called a “pig” by some, while others said that she was sexually promiscuous. Joplin, who liked to stand out from the crowd, became the target of some teasing as well as a popular subject in the school’s rumor mill. She eschewed the popular girls’ fashions of the late 1950s, often choosing to wear men’s shirts and tights, or short skirts. She got acne and gained some weight.Īt Thomas Jefferson High School, Joplin began to rebel. Joplin was a good student and fairly popular until around the age of 14 when some side effects of puberty started to kick in. Four years later, her brother, Michael, arrived. She was an only child until the age of six, when her sister, Laura, was born. For years, Joplin struggled to escape from this confining community, and spent even longer to trying to overcome her memories of her difficult years there.ĭeveloping a love for music at an early age, Joplin sang in her church choir as a child and showed some promise as a performer. She grew up in a small Texas town known for its connections to the oil industry with a skyline dotted with oil tanks and refineries. Breaking new ground for women in rock music, Joplin rose to fame in the late 1960s and became known for her powerful, blues-inspired vocals. Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas. She died of an accidental drug overdose in 1970. HIGH SCHOOL: Thomas Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, TX (1960)īEST KNOWN FOR: Singer Janis Joplin rose to fame in the late 1960s and was known for her powerful, blues-inspired vocals. ![]() REMAINS: Cremated (ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean) The world is a better place because she was in it and still feels the loss that she has left. She changed the landscape of music in the 1960s and continues to influence musicians to this day. Today is the 79th birthday of the singer Janis Joplin.
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