THIS IS AN HISTORICAL CULTURAL VIDEO br br Janis Lyn Joplin . (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the mid 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelicacid 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. br br Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival, which led to her becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. Joplin charted five singles; other popular songs 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." br br Her top 10 playlist br br 01.-Ball & Chain br 02.- Cry Baby br 03.- Down on me br 04.- Get it while you can br 05.- Kozmic blues br 06.- Me and Bobby McGee br 07.- Move over br 08.- Piece of my heart br 09.- Summertime br 10.