Musician Dossier — Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin was famous rock and blues singer of 1960's. Could you guess these facts about The Pearl? Good luck!

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Hint	Answer
State where she was born	Texas
She's oftenly assotiated with this subculture	Hippie
Band she sang in at the beginning of her career	Big Brother & The Holding Company
Composer of "Porgy and Bess" covered by her	George Gershwin
1969 festival where Janis Joplin has performed	Woodstock
One of her nicknames	White Queen of Blues
Janis Joplin died in 1970, at the age...	27
Cause of her death	Heroin overdose
Another famous musician died the same age and year	Jimi Hendrix
Singer, ex-lover of her (also died the same age)	Jim Morrison

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Favorite liquor of Janis she smashed the person above's head	Southern Comfort
Singer and ex-lover of Janis Joplin who dedicated the song to her	Leonard Cohen
an adjective that often describes her voice and presence	Electric
At the university, she was nominated as the...	Ugliest Man on Campus
Possible reference to her made in American Pie	The girl who sang the blues
Last studio album that gave her posthumous nickname	Pearl