Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin's Gear
Despite not being owned by Joplin, it was used as her vocal mic for the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, as is visible in this image of Joplin performing there. As discussed in this video by Shure Creators (an official Shure YouTube channel), the McCune Audio company had loaned several microphones to the festival, including a number of SM56s.
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Janis Joplin used the 1969 Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar to record her famous hit "Me and Bobby McGee." After Janis died in 1970, it was given to her old bandmate, Sam Andrew. Andrew died in 2015, and his wife auctioned it off through Heritage Auctions. It sold for $50,000.
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A photograph on Instagram by therockarchive, captioned "Janis Joplin playing guitar in her San Francisco apartment (1967)" and taken by Steve Schapiro, shows Janis Joplin using a Gibson J-45.
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Discography
Big Brother & The Holding Company
1967
Janis Joplin Live At Winterland '68
1968
Cheap Thrills
1968
I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
1969
Pearl (Legacy Edition)
1971
Joplin In Concert
1972
Janis
1974
Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968
2012
Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills
2018
Woodstock Sunday August 17, 1969 (Live)
2019
The Legendary Typewriter Tape: 6/25/64 Jorma's House
2022
Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit; March 2, 1968
2025
