EXCLUSIVE: Janis Joplin was one of the most successful female rock stars of the late 60s, before her tragic death in 1970.

Courtney Love also claimed she was offered the role of Joplin in a biopic, telling HuffPost in 2013: “I’m a little prettier than Janis Joplin so it's always like that. Whatever.” Big Number ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more.