Janis Joplin Unpublished Photos To Be Released In New Book

While the world still struggles to deal with a pandemic that seems like it will never end, we have all had to deal with so much hardship, tragedy, broken businesses, and a whole lot more to which we could all write stories about. Yet, in trying to stay positive in some sort of way we could look at the pandemic and find that there are some consequences that are not all bad. As many artists from musicians, songwriters, journalists, authors, photographers, and many others discovered, having a lot of free time in quarantine resulted in taking a look around the basement, up in the attic, and even rummaging through those boxes tucked away in the back of closets. So many people had more free time than they had ever had in their life.

Within the past few months, it seems we are starting to see the results of that free time. Artists are starting to release albums recorded in lockdowns like Elton John, Fiona Apple, The Strokes and so many more. However, what many of us old rock fans are discovering is that there are documents just being released from over fifty years ago that we have never seen before. The Beatles documentary Get Back is a defining moment in looking back.

At the same time, The Beatles were filming Let It Be and creating their last two albums there was an astonishing female rock and roll singer who had just played Woodstock a year earlier in 1969 named Janis Joplin. To classic rock fans, Janis Joplin needs no introduction. Documenting her performance at Woodstock as well as many other performances was a well-known photographer by the name of Elliott Landy.

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