COLUMN: Here's how to celebrate Janis Joplin's birthday month
Janis Joplin has passed into the realm of legend: an outwardly brash and inwardly vulnerable personality who possessed one of the most passionate v...
Janis Joplin has passed into the realm of legend: an outwardly brash and inwardly vulnerable personality who possessed one of the most passionate voices in rock history. She is beloved around the world. Just ask the international travelers who come for her Museum of the Gulf Coast exhibit. Musicians and fans keep her legacy alive. Come along on a road trip through her life in Port Arthur, Texas.Janis Joplin's First Home: Childhood in Port Arthur Joplin Family Home4330 32nd Street Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas.