![]() A tune from her forthcoming album followed with Nick Gravenites’ “As Good As You’ve Been To This World,” after which Janis took the mood down a notch for an excellent rendition of the recent Bee Gees’ hit “To Love Somebody,” which would also be on her new album. Janis worked the groove hard, attempting to establish a rapport with the vast audience. Janis and her Kozmic cronies opened with a cover of Eddie Floyd’s “Raise Your Hand,” a suitably up-tempo stomp that showcased the new sound full-bore. With this two-CD set, The Essential Janis Joplin, the label's at it again, though it's a good one to get if you don't want to collect all the Joplin releases, and certainly don't want to get the expensive Joplin boxes, but want more than what fits onto a single disc. Released in 8-panel digipak Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 886973704028 Label Code: LC 00162 Rights Society: BIEM. As a result, Janis spent most of the day backstage getting fairly ripped, and consequently was not in the best shape by the time she took the stage at 2:00 am on Sunday morning. DVD Contain the Oscar Winning Documentary 'Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music (The Directors Cut): A Film by Michael Wadleigh, A Wadleigh-Maurice Ltd. One of the most anticipated acts to play at Woodstock, Janis was completely overwhelmed by the size of the audience. The album would not be released until September, and as a result, Janis took to the stage at Woodstock with a new sound and some new music the audience had never heard. Sharing the moments of a unique musical extravaganza in remembering and paying tribute to the greatest musical concert ever held in this planet. ![]() By this time, Janis’ heroin dependency was becoming a serious problem for her, with her minders attempting to keep her clean long enough to record her first solo album, I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, in June 1969. Calling themselves The Kozmic Blues Band, they began touring in early 1969. You can listen to Janis Joplin sing Me and Bobby McGee below. This consisted of some of the best Bay Area session musicians, as well as former Big Brother guitarist Sam Andrew (who would leave the band within a few months, due to his drug use and influence on Janis). She was shocked but giddy about the enormous crowd that would be watching her perform live. Joplin had told her band that they were just playing just like another one of their usual gigs. ![]() Influenced by soul giants such as Otis Redding, she wanted to move in a more R&B direction, deciding to add a horn section to her new newly-formed band. She arrived with her band to Woodstock via helicopter on Saturday August 16 but she didn’t expect the 500,000 people that would be there. ![]() A superb recording of a one off performance. ![]()
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