Known as "The Queen of Rock" and “The Queen of Psychedelic Soul," Janis Joplin died on Oct. 4, 1970. It's a chance to remember Joplin's life and legacy. Joplin was born on Jan 19, 1943 in Port Arthur.

The trailblazing soulful singer died at 27 on Oct. 4, 1970 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News ...

When Janis Joplin died at 27 on October 4, 1970, she left behind a groundbreaking musical legacy. But behind her powerful voice was reportedly a fragile soul who spoke of a yearning for "love" in a ...

Aiming to help fill in part of the gap that recent funding cuts have created, Janis’ upcoming PBS pledge special, “Tim Janis: Our Natural World, Returning to Earth,” airs on Rocky Mountain PBS at 7 ...

Dr. Janis Kengis of Hartland, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, at the age of 85. Born in Latvia on September 5, 1939, Jan led a life marked by strength, compassion, and unwavering ...

Just as Season 2, Part 1 of “Wednesday” drops on Netflix, the streamer released a snippet from the series that was Tim Burton directed, a short stop-motion tale that tells the story of a brilliant man ...

"The clockwork heart had changed the boy. He became cold, and driven by ambition." Netflix has revealed a 2-minute animated short film created by Tim Burton which is part of the next Season 2 of the ...

It is, or was, a sweetgum tree. My son and I planted it when he was a kindergartener. He’s now in his early 40s, which gives you an idea of how big it was. It was one of several trees we planted in ...

One-hit wonders often have a hard time transcending that status and building long-term careers in the music business. It takes the kind of talent that just can’t be denied to launch an artist out of ...

Janis Beverly Brace (née Kingsley, formerly Ast) was born in Phoenix, Arizona, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital to Vernon and Sally Kingsley. At the time, Phoenix was still a small city of about 65,000 ...

Janis Joplin was a force, and she was even more incredible live. Sadly, many of us were too young to hear her sing in person, and all we have to get an idea of how good she was is a somewhat limited ...