1970 Los Angeles, a recording studio near a rehabilitation center. Eta James was in the middle of a session, closed session. No visitors,…
1968 Columbia Records, New York City. Janice Joplain sat across from Clive Davis, the president of one of the most powerful record labels…
June 18th, 1967, Monterey Pop Festival, California. Janis Joplin was 24 years old. She had been performing with Big Brother and the Holding…
Janis Joplin Left Big Brother and Said She Did It to Get Rich — The New Band Failed on Opening Night
December 1st, 1968, San Francisco, the last night. It was a benefit concert for the family dog, the production company run by Chad…
June 25th, 1970. The Dick Cavitt show, New York City. Dick Cavitt sat between his guests and made a joke. They were, he…
$740 million. That was the budget allocated to a single joint special operations mission in western Iraq during the summer of 2005. The…
$740 million. That was the budget allocated to a single joint special operations mission in western Iraq during the summer of 2005. The…
March 4th, 2002, Eastern Afghanistan. Seven Americans are dead. Two Chinuks are burning on a mountain called Takur. A US Army captain is…
August 3rd, 1970, New York City, The Dick Cavett Show. Janis Joplin had been on network television before. She didn’t enjoy it. She…
August 17th, 1969. 2:00 a.m. Janis Joplin walked onto the Woodstock stage in front of 400,000 people. She had been backstage for 10…