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Big Brother & The Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company are an American rock band that was formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After some initial personnel changes, the band became well known with the lineup of vocalist Janis Joplin, guitarists Sam Andrew and James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin, and drummer Dave Getz. Their second album Cheap Thrills, released in 1968, is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic sound of San Francisco; it reached number one on the Billboard charts, and was ranked number 338 in Rolling Stone's the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album is also listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Joplin left the band in 1968, following the recording of Cheap Thrills, for a successful solo career. The band recruited as new members Nick Gravenites, Kathi McDonald, and Dave Schallock to replace her, and released two more albums before breaking up in 1972. The classic lineup reunited in 1987. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Piece of My Heart
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Summertime
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Summertime (From 'Porgy & Bess') (Live at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - April 1968)
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Ball and Chain (feat. Janis Joplin)
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I Need a Man to Love
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Albums

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Big Brother & The Holding Company (feat. Janis Joplin)

2026
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How Hard It Is

1971
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Hold Me

2018
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Be a Brother

2016
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Cheap Thrills

1968
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Classic '60s Performances Big Brother & Canned Heat

2014
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Joseph's Coat

2001
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Live at the Grande Ballroom Detroit; March 2, 1968 (feat. Janis Joplin)

2025
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Do What You Love

1999
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Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival

2023

Singles & EPs

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Call On Me w/Sophia

Single • 2026
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Somebody's Knockin' On My Door (feat. Janis)

Single • 2022
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Try

Single • 2022
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Blow My Mind

Single • 2023
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Bo's Bio

Single • 2022
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To Love Somebody (feat. Sophia Ramos)

Single • 2022
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Hey Baby

Single • 2023
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Why Live at Fillmore East

Single • 2022
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As The Years Go Passing By (feat. Kathi MacDonald)

Single • 2022
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Do What You Love

Single • 2022

Videos

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Maybe - Janis Joplin - Live in Frankfurt

Danilo Scuba Diving • 37K views
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Os melhores hitz do momento arrocha internacional! top lançamentos!2021

SÓ TOCA TOP 10 • 222K views
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Janis Joplin "Summertime" (Live -1969)

Enzo GD - Contribution • 18M views
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Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain - Monterey Pop

CRITERION • 12M views
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Janis Joplin Ball and Chain subtitulado al español

Daniel Alejandro Bustos iturriaga • 10M views
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Janis Joplin - Summertime (Live at Winterland)

Νίκος Τακιάδης • 1M views
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Janis Joplin Bye, Bye Baby

skydog55 • 13K views

Live performances

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Psychedelic Rock Classics

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Feel-Good Classic Rock

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Greatest Hits

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Respect: '60s Iconic Queens

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Early Years

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Epic Classic Rock

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Women's History Month

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Ultimate Pop-Rock Road Trip

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The Hits: '60s

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