Janis Joplin
Also Known As: Janis Lyn Joplin
Biography: Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970, aged 27, after releasing three albums. A fourth album, Pearl, was released a little more than three months after her death, reaching number 1 on the charts.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Birthday: January 19, 1943
Deathday: October 04, 1970
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Gender: Female
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Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
Overview: A collection of some of the best performances from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' focusing particularly on the great rock acts from the sixties including The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Doors.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-31
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Woodstock
Overview: An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-26
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Jimi Plays Monterey
Overview: Jimi Hendrix's debut American set at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival is generally considered one of the most radical and legendary live shows ever. Virtually unknown to American audiences at the time, even though he was already an established entity in the UK, Hendrix and his two-piece Experience explode on stage, ripping through blues classics "Rock Me Baby" and Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," interpreting and electrifying Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," debuting songs from his yet-to-be-released first album and closing with the now historic sacrificing/burning of his guitar during an unhinged version of "Wild Thing" that even its writer Chip Taylor would never have imagined. Hendrix uses feedback and distortion to enhance the songs in whisper-to-scream intensity, blazing territory that had not been previously explored with as much soul-frazzled power.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-16
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Monterey Pop
Overview: Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-26
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Love, Janis
Overview: Ihre Karriere dauerte nur vier Jahre, und trotzdem wurde Janis Joplin zum ersten weiblichen Superstar der Rockmusik. Ihr früher Tod trug das Übrige zur Legendenbildung bei. Die Dokumentation zeigt den kurzen Lebensweg eines texanischen Provinzgirls, das über Nacht zur Hippie-Ikone und zum Star der Musikszene von San Francisco wird, ebenso berühmt wie Jimmy Hendrix und, was den Umgang mit Drogen und Alkohol betrifft, ebenso berüchtigt.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-22
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Janis Joplin – The Kozmic Blues Video Anthology
Overview: A compilation of performances recorded between 1967 and 1970 -- including the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock -- this Janis Joplin tribute captures the blues singer at the height of her explosive powers as an artist and rock 'n' roll icon. Highlights include "Summertime" and "Ball and Chain" at the Monterey Pop Festival; "Work Me, Lord" at the Woodstock Festival; as well as performances of "Coming Home," "Piece of My Heart" and "Down on Me."
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Big Brother and The Holding Co.: Nine Hundred Nights
Overview: Big Brother and The Holding Company: Nine Hundred Nights
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Janis Joplin : Piece Of My Heart - Live Woodstock
Overview: Performance video which includes: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), To Love Somebody, Work Me Lord, Ball and Chain, Piece of My Heart, Combination of the Two, Cry Baby, Tell Mama, Move Over, and Kozmic Blues
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Janis Joplin: In Woodstock
Overview: Janis Joplin: In Woodstock
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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Janis Joplin - Live
Overview: Janis Joplin - Live With Big Brother and the Holding Company
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Original Language: en
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Janis
Overview: Released just a few years after her death, this forms a picture of who Janis was through interviews and performance clips.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-18
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Janis Joplin: Southern Discomfort
Overview: A look at the life and reputation of the singer Janis Joplin.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Festival Express
Overview: The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
Genres: Documentary History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-19
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When the Music's Over
Overview: Rare clips of performance and interviews by a multiple of stars, all prematurely lost.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-14
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Janis: Little Girl Blue
Overview: Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-09
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Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Overview: Additional musical performances from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California, shot for the film Monterey Pop (1968) and released on the Criterion Blu-ray The Complete Monterey Pop Festival.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-11
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Janis Joplin with Big Brother: Ball and Chain
Overview: The performances featured on this DVD were filmed at the studios of KQED TV in April 1967, just weeks before Big Brother & The Holding Company shot to international fame following their blinding set at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967 (which featured Joplin's show-stopping performance of 'Ball And Chain', a highlight also of D.A. Pennebaker's famous movie documenting the festival). For many fans this was the period when Janis Joplin was at her best, before the pressure of fame and the ravages of drugs took over. This is the first DVD to release these KQED TV tracks. The songs are interspersed with short interviews with Janis and other band members, all in excellent sound and picture quality for the era. In addition to 'Ball And Chain', which was to appear on the group's second album in the following year, the set features two of the group's hit singles, 'Down On Me' and 'Coo Coo'. This package also includes a bonus audio CD of the tracks.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-15
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1970-09-03
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27: Gone Too Soon
Overview: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison all died at the age of 27 between 1969 and 1971. At the time, the coincidence gave rise to some comment, but it was not until the death of Kurt Cobain, about two and a half decades later, that the idea of a "27 Club" began to catch on in public perception, reignited with the death of Amy Winehouse in 2011. Through interviews with people who knew them, such as music stars, critics, medical experts and unseen footage, the lives, music, and artistry of those who died at 27 are investigated with a bid to find answers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-26
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Woodstock Diary
Overview: Woodstock Diary was originally broadcasted on U.S. TV in August 1994 - in honor of the 25th anniversary of the event. Later it was released on DVD with remastered 5.1 sound. It includes performances not shown in the Woodstock movie but not exclusively. Between the songs there are recent interviews with the producers / organizers of Woodstock Joel Rosenman, John Roberts, Michael Lang, the stage announcer Wavy Gravy and Lisa Law (a member of the Hog Farm who helped out at the festival).
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-14
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Petulia
Overview: Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-06-10
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The Beach Boys and The Satan
Overview: A German documentary that explores the darker side of the Beach Boys, primarily focusing on Brian Wilson and the Pet Sounds album, with detours to the Manson Family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Overview: Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-11
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The Best Of Beat
Overview: 1 –No Artist. Introduction, 2 –Stevie Wonder. Fingertips, Part 2, 3 –Bob Dylan. Blowin' In The Wind, 4 –Gene Pitney. 24 Hours From Tulsa, 5 –Roy Orbison. Pretty Woman, 6 –Sonny & Cher. I Got You Babe 7 –The Byrds. All I Really Want To Do, 8 –The Hollies. Look Through Any Window, 9 –Beach Boys*. Sloop John B., 10 –The Four Tops*. Reach Out, 11 –Ike & Tina Turner. River Deep Mountain High, 12 –Nancy Sinatra. These Boots Are Made For Walking, 13 –Peter & Gordon. Woman, 14 –Simon & Garfunkel. Homeward Bound, 15 –Pink Floyd. See Emily Play, 16 –The Moody Blues. Nights In White Satin, 17 –The Mamas & The Papas. Dedicated To The One I Love, 18 –Donovan. Mellow Yellow, 19 –Esther & Abi Ofarim. Cinderella Rockafella, 20 –Fleetwood Mac. Need Your Love So Bad, 21 –Janis Joplin. A Piece Of My Heart, 22 –Unknown Artist. When Rock Goes On (Instrumental)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-01
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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Overview: An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-04
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Janis, Amores de Carnaval
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-10-03
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Women in Rock
Overview: All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists and their music. Through a music-driven mix of rare historical footage, music videos, riveting live performances and personal interviews, the lives and times of the greatest women in rock history are revealed.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Wake at Generation
Overview: An unreleased concert film, shot at the Generation Club on 8th St. in NYC on April 7, 1968. Big Brother & The Holding Co. "Summertime" Joni Mitchell "Sisotowbell Lane" Buddy Guy "Stormy Monday" Jimi Hendrix with Hugh McCracken B.B. King with Paul Butterfield and Elvin Bishop Richie Havens "All Along The Watchtower/Sing This All Together"
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-07
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Året var 1969
Overview: In the last year of the 60s, history gets the chance to breathe a little after the turbulent 1968. Pippi Longstocking rides into the television sets and the writers demonstrate for more compensation. There is also a space race - where both the Soviet Union and the USA send up their rockets. Towards the end of the year, Sweden finally gets its second TV channel, TV2.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2019-01-03
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