Kris K ... sigh.......
As for Janis Joplin, I'm a fan. Any of her songs come on the air, I stop to listen. Love "Ball and Chain", "Piece of My Heart", "Mercedes Benz", even "Summertime." And, yeah, "Me and Bobby McGee." They weren't particularly good on their own but as a backing band? Well, she should have stayed with Big Brother and the Holding Company. For one review of her albums, see
http://starling.rinet.ru/music/janis.htm