Full name: Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing

Author: Ann Angel Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Non Fiction, Music, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780810983496 0810983494

Forty years after her death, Janis Joplin remains among the most compelling and influential figures in rock-and-roll history. Her story—told here with depth and sensitivity by author Ann Angel—is one of a girl who struggled against rules and limitations, yet worked diligently to improve as a singer. It’s the story of an outrageous rebel who wanted to be loved, and of a wild woman who wrote long, loving letters to her mom. And finally, it’s the story of one of the most iconic female musicians in American history, who died at twenty-seven.   Janis Joplin includes more than sixty photographs, and an assortment of anecdotes from Janis’s friends and band mates. This thoroughly researched and well-illustrated biography is a must-have for all young artists, music lovers, and pop-culture enthusiasts.   Similar books: Pearl by Ellis Amburn Love, Janis by Laura Joplin Buried Alive by Myra Friedman Jim Morrison by Stephen Davis Courtney Love by Poppy Z. Brite Rat Pack Confidential by Shawn Levy Jerry Lee Lewis by Rick Bragg Petty by Warren Zanes Dissecting Marilyn Manson by Gavin Baddeley John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge Johnny Cash by Robert Hilburn This Is a Call by Paul Brannigan Sinatra by Anthony Summers Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? by Yona Zeldis McDonough Sweet Life by Barry Manilow Life by Keith Richards Rod by Rod Stewart Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond It's So Easy by Duff McKagan The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx