Janis : her life and music
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
Physical Description
xv, 377 pages, 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Biography | B JOPLIN | On Shelf |
Campbell Co. - Wright Branch - Biography | B JOPLIN J. | On Shelf |
Campbell Co. Public Library - Biography | B JOPLIN J. | On Shelf |
Eastern Wyoming College Library - Main Collection | 92 J81G | On Shelf |
Fremont Co. - Lander - Main collection | B JOPLI | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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Book
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-352) and index.
Summary
This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Janis Joplin's first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. But even before that, she stood out in her conservative oil town. She was a tomboy who was also intellectually curious and artistic. By the time she reached high school, she had drawn the scorn of her peers for her embrace of the Beats and her racially progressive views. Her parents doted on her in many ways, but were ultimately put off by her repeated acts of defiance. Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down--but couldn't, or wouldn't. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away--even after becoming a countercultural icon in San Francisco. Written by one of the most highly regarded chroniclers of American music history, and based on unprecedented access to Janis Joplin's family, friends, band mates, archives, and long-lost interviews, Janis is a complex, rewarding portrait of a remarkable artist finally getting her due."--Publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
George-Warren, H. (2019). Janis: her life and music . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George-Warren, Holly. 2019. Janis: Her Life and Music. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George-Warren, Holly. Janis: Her Life and Music Simon & Schuster, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)George-Warren, Holly. Janis: Her Life and Music Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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