Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was one of the greatest musicians of all time. She began as the lead vocalist for Big Brother and the Holding Company. In 1969 she went off on her own fronting various other bands. Her debut album went platinum and the followup was a hit, although not until shortly after her death in 1970. Me and Bobby McGee was a hit single, although not until shortly after her death. She performed famously at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969. Her final recording was the anti-commercialism piece Mercedes-Benz. She died only a few days later. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was inducted her first year of eligibility. The reason Big Brother has not been inducted is likely because their work is often simply labeled as Joplin, a shame.