Big Brother And The Holding Company
Another great profile of Janis and her first band Big Brother and The Holding Company from Kostas over at Urbanaspirines. Not sure why now but why not!? It’s always welcome and if you didn’t know them then this is where to start! I think most if not all CDs are still available so go buy them! (Cheap Thrills bought when it came out, 15s 6d , still available £12.99)
"Big Brother and the Holding Company are an American rock band that was formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After some initial personnel changes, the band became well known with the lineup of vocalist Janis Joplin, guitarists Sam Andrew and James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin, and drummer Dave Getz. Their second album Cheap Thrills, released in 1968, is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic sound of San Francisco; it reached number one on the Billboard charts, and was ranked number 338 in Rolling Stone's the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album is also listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. "
