Piece of my heart : the life, times and legend of Janis Joplin

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Dalton, David, 1942-2022

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"In 'Piece of my heart,' David Dalton writes with affection and humor about the adventures of a larger-than-life character set loose on an unsuspecting world. Here is Janis in her own words, altern...

"In 'Piece of my heart,' David Dalton writes with affection and humor about the adventures of a larger-than-life character set loose on an unsuspecting world. Here is Janis in her own words, alternately cosmic and cosmic, revealing her thoughts on everything from beatniks to swizzle sticks, men and women, art, books, the blues, and rock & roll. Here is the one-night-stand existentialista in all her outrageous glory: backstage with Jerry Lee Lewis, kidnapped in Kansas, and partying across Canada on the Million Dollar Bash Express with the Grateful Dead, the Band, Bonnie and Delaney Bramlett, Eric Anderson, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Here is Janis's complete story, from her folk-mama days to Big Brother and the Holding Company, from Monterey Pop to superstardom, from the Kosmic Blues to her tragic death in 1970. 'Piece of my heart' brings back Janis's own voice, her songs, the times, the bangle bracelets and neon feathers, and it is without question the most intimate account we will ever have of her life"--Jacket.

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