Awards & Winners

Janis Joplin

Date of Birth 19-January-1943
Place of Birth Port Arthur
(Jefferson County, Texas, 77640)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Joplin, Janis, Janis Lyn Joplin, janis_joplin, Pearl, Mary Jane, ジャニス・リン・ジョプリン
Profession Singer, Songwriter
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame 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 own 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. Joplin charted five singles, and other popular songs from her four-year solo career include "Down on Me", "Summertime", "Piece of My Heart", "Ball 'n' Chain", "Maybe", "To Love Somebody", "Kozmic Blues", "Work Me, Lord", "Cry Baby", "Mercedes Benz", 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 Psychedelic Soul," and became known as Pearl among her friends. She was also a painter, dancer and music arranger. Rolling Stone 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. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

Awards by Janis Joplin

Check all the awards nominated and won by Janis Joplin.

2009


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Pearl

2001


Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Honored for : Me & Bobby McGee

1971


Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Me & Bobby McGee