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JANIS JOPLIN DRAWING ACCLAIMBy I I ON \RD DUKI FT Of Th. N. ws Staff•cross the countr* with talent and the Holding Company The. black, trouser* large at the hotis a smger with a San hand is mlt;gnued as one of; t«m with high, soft, buttt-nJanis Joplin is another Port Francisco band carrying t h e the beat rock groups in an areajahoes, long airings of beads an iArtau ar carving her name unlikely name of Big Brother abounding with rock muatciane rings, rings,Jan is seem* to have gamed 1 heard Be**ie Smith a ilt;acclaim above and beyond that hack then,** she said I hadof the band, hosoever She might many of her record* I hearddeny this, such is her lovaltv to Ma katney, tooTO© ’ Wt :' '^WZ' V; . .If® 'a • v Tr ' • ' _ »the group.Rooted in Bfue^She played a couple of her own record* There wa* thatThe youthful Port Arthur an is big, cutting voice with a timber somewhat of an enigma—she’s a and fire usuallv attained oniv hvrock singer with her roots the great Negro blue* singers reaching deeplv into bedrock It’* an emotional voiceAmerican blues. Ihat's the That * something a *mgerblues of Blind l,emon Jefferson, must haveMa Rainey, I^eadhelly and Bessie Smith.I can’t think ofa better werd than soul. Ra\ Charle* ha* it lie’s great. YouShe's one of the few American know he’s living itsingers now singing the bluesand she chose to do it with a rock band.‘Aretha 1 re m end* hi s’She continued, Have you heard Aretha Franklm? She * aRecently Playboy magazine. hjjf; s;n er Tremendous Butin reviewing an album bv Jams here's not and Big Brother and the Hold-mg Company, compared her singing to both Ma Ramey and Bessie Smithtoo manyA(rHow about Ella I itzgerald? I know she’s good. She's gota better voice than 1*11 ever Of course, Bessie Smith is that have, but she doesn t seem togreat legendary blues singer of have the feelingthe 1920‘s and Ma Ramey is theBig Brother and the holdingthe nameone who discovered her and Company—how did taught her to use her magnifi- come about?cent voiceOn, they were kicking aroundLeadbelly, taught by Blind a hit of names and I think thev Lemon Jefferson was the rough- put two of them together sheand rougher-living folk sailt;*. “They were formed beforevoiced and rougher-living blues singer who came outp.ison for a long careermusic.These all played a part Janis Joplin’s life.0f I knew them. I’ve been withinthem about s year and a hal* now We have something going in We plav together. Maybe a gu-tar has onlv a twomote spot,1 was a soprano.'* she said, ^ut K‘s important that it a done 1singing in the church choir, I just right. We help each other didn't know I had ‘that kind’ of out.**voice (She was referring to olues singing.)Heard leadbellvI don’t want to do anything 1 outside the band. I’ve had a few lt;offers to leave but this is what IThen Grant Lyons, Jr., plav wan? to doed a Leadbelly record for me That started it.The hand is making money,!i she said That’s what it’s all lt;Janis is the daughter of the about, isn’t it ’ she laughedSeth Joplins of 3130 Lombardy, B.g Brother and the Holdingand she was home recently on Company plavs a lot of dance*, a holidav visit. She wore her not only in the San Franciscohair long and wild, hippie fash area but all along the California ion and her clothes too follow coast md in neighboring sta es* . ' « ’ tw___i..-. —ed the style that she wearsThev’ve put out an album andwhen performing—silk blouse, at least three singles One ofHappy N#w Y#§H W##ppftc»«t#d your p#tr on-lt;tq« in *67 *nd look forwurd to iorv.n9 you in1961CANDLE SHOPPE3101 ^roctofYU 2 4SSSWelcome ’68RO( K-BLUES SINGER—Janis Joplin of Port Arthur is becoming known across the nation for her blues singing with one of the top comhos in the San Francisco area. Jams recently was compared by a reviewer to Bessie Smith, probably the greatest blues singer ever. She visited her family here during the holidays. (Duckett photo)
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Port Arthur News
Port Arthur, Texas, US
Mon, Jan 01, 1968
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