Janis Joplin Worn Dress Relic Card 2001 Topps American Pie Rock 'N' Roll's Pearl

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Janis Lyn Joplin
(January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and musician. One of the most successful and widely known female
rock
stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful vocals and great stage presence.
In 1967, Joplin rose to fame following an appearance at Monterey Pop Concert, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother And The Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kosmic Blues Bandand then the Full Tilt Boogie Band She appeared at the Woodstock festival and on the
Festival Express
train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the
Billboard Hot 100
, including song Me And Bobby McKee, which reached number one in March 1971. Her most popular songs include her cover versions of Piece of my heart, Cry Baby, Down On Me, Ball And Chain Summertime, and her original song Mercedes Benz, her final recording.
Joplin died of a heroin overdose in 1970, at the age of 27, after releasing three albums (two with Big Brother and the Holding Company and one solo album). A second solo album,
Pearl
was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the
Billboard Charts
. She was posthumously inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995.
Rolling Stone
ranked Joplin number 46 on its 2004 list of 100 greatest artists of all time and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She remains one of the top-selling musicians in the United States.
Topps Janis Joplin Dress Card from 2001.
The card has attached to it a piece of the dress worn by Joplin on her final album "Pearl".
A great piece of Janis Joplin memorabilia. In 8 x 6 frame with a picture in the frame of the Pearl record cover.