“Singing with a tortured passion has become her trademark. She unleashed Big Mama Thornton’s classic ‘Ball and Chain.’ Since then, this 26-year-old white girl from Port Arthur, Texas, has gone on to be the first female superstar of rock music...and she is. Will you welcome Janis Joplin?” -Dick Cavett On this day in July 1969, Janis Joplin made her debut on the Dick Cavett Show. When Cavett called her a “star,” the ever-modest Janis requested to be called a singer instead. Watch the full intervie

Her voice was equal parts tough and vulnerable, a shout into the void that resonated with a generation. Happy birthday, Janis Joplin. You were a rock & roll woman, a blues singer of unparalleled passion and the greatest white female per­former to emerge from the tempest 1960s. We miss you. rockhall.lnk.to/Janis | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Lordy! Now here’s something really special. Watch pianist Stella show off her skills with this BEAUTIFUL cover of “Get It While You Can.” Girl has got SOUL! 👌🏻 Want more? Give the PEARL track a spin: https://found.ee/PearlAlbum 📹: IG user @stellagareth | Janis Joplin