The
Stooges (also known as Iggy and The Stooges) are an American rock band from Ann
Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003.
Although they sold few records in their original incarnation and often
performed for indifferent or hostile audiences, the Stooges are widely regarded
as instrumental in the rise of punk rock, as well as influential to alternative
rock, heavy metal and rock music at large. The Stooges were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.
Also
known as: Iggy and The Stooges, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Psychedelic
Stooges
Origin:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genres:
Garage rock, hard rock, protopunk, punk blues, punk rock, acid rock
Years
active: 1967–1971, 1972–1974, 2003–present
Labels:
Elektra, Columbia, Virgin
Associated
acts: Iggy Pop, The Iguanas, Minutemen, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, Destroy All
Monsters, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Janis
Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and
songwriter from Port Arthur, Texas. As a youth Joplin was ridiculed by her
fellow students due to her unconventional appearance and personal beliefs. She
later sang about her experience at school through her song "Ego
Rock." Early in her life, Joplin cultivated a rebellious and
unconventional lifestyle, becoming a beatnik poet. She began her singing career
as a folk and blues singer in San Francisco, playing clubs and bars with her
guitar and auto-harp.
Joplin
first rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the
psychedelic-acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a
solo artist with her more soulful and bluesy backing groups, The Kozmic Blues
Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. She was one of the more popular acts at the
Monterey Pop Festival and later became one of the major attractions to the
Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour.
Janis
Joplin only charted five singles in her life but her hits and other popular
songs from throughout her four year career include "Down On Me",
"Bye, Bye Baby", "Coo Coo", "Summertime",
"Piece of My Heart," "Turtle Blues," "Ball 'n'
Chain," "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)," "Maybe,"
"To Love Somebody," "Kozmic Blues," "Work Me,
Lord," "Move Over," "Cry Baby," "A Woman Left
Lonely," "Get It While You Can," "My Baby,"
"Trust Me," "Mercedes Benz," "One Night Stand,"
"Raise Your Hand" and her only number one hit, "Me and Bobby
McGee."
Joplin
was well known for her performing abilities and her fans referred to her stage
presence as electric. At the height of her career, she was known as "The
Queen of Rock and Roll" as well as "The Queen of Psychedelic
Soul" and became known as Pearl amongst her friends. She was also a
painter, dancer and music arranger.
Rolling
Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists
of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of
All Time.
Birth
name: Janis Lyn Joplin
Also
known as: Pearl, Mary Jane
Born:
January 19, 1943. Port Arthur, Texas, United States
Died:
October 4, 1970 (aged 27), Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres:
Blues rock, soul, psychedelic rock, acid rock, country, folk, hard rock, jazz
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