1969 JANIS JOPLIN STEVE MILLER CONCERT HANDBILL FLYER POSTER SICKS STADIUM RARE
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:865751 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
ELCOME TO MY EBAY AUCTION You are bidding on 1969 - ORIGINAL & RARE * JANIS JOPLIN HANDBILL / FLYER W/-SPECIAL GUEST STEVE MILLER - BAND The Facts About Thisflyer. JanisJoplin performed on July 5th 1969 at the Sick’s Stadium in SeattleWashington. Thishandbill / flyer has been stored in a plastic sleeve for 43 years and 4 months.Thisflyer has never been displayed, folded, bent or seen the day light. Condition! Excellentto Mint Condition. 100% A...uthentic Flyer. SIZE 81/2 X 11" {} SHIPPING & HANDLING IS FREE {} !!Whatyou see is what you will Receive!! BIOGRAPHY JanisLyn Joplin was born January 19, 1943 and died October 4, 1970. In between sheled a triumphant and tumultuous life blessed by an innate talent to conveypowerful emotion through heart-stomping rock-and-roll singing. Born and raisedin Port Arthur, Texas, a small Southern petroleum industry town, she gravitatedto artistic interests cultivated by parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janisbroke with local social traditions during the tense days of racial integration, standing up for the rights of African Americans whose segregated status in herhometown seared her youthful ideals. Along with fellow band beatnik-readinghigh school students, she pursued the non-traditional via arts and literature, especially music. They gravitated to folk and jazz with Janis especially takenwith the blues. Discovering an inborn talent to belt the blues, Janis begancopying the styles of Bessie Smith, Odetta and Leadbelly. She played the coffeehouses and hootenannies of the day in the small towns of Texas. She laterventured to the beatnik haunts of Venice, North Beach and the Village in NewYork, eventually landing in Austin, Texas as a student at the University ofTexas. Jumping into the on-the-edge lifestyle cultivated by the beats, Janisthrilled at her creativity, but almost lost herself in experiments with drugsand alcohol, especially speed. Returning home for a year to question her lifedirection, she excelled at college but was never content. Music still calledher to her in spite of its dangerous association with drugs. "The twoaren't wedded, " her friends counseled. When old Austin friend, Chet Helms, then in San Francisco, called to offer her a singing audition with anup-and-coming local group, Janis was tempted. She found a vital San Franciscocommunity, turned upside down by the flower children of 1966, and was offeredthe singing position in a relatively obscure group called "Big Brother andthe Holding Company." Big Brother played in the Bay area and up and downthe California coast, to ever-increasing enthusiasm for their unique brand ofpsychedelic rock. They initially signed with Mainstream Records, a small outfitthat did little promotion, but did produce an album and two singles, "Blindman" and "All Is Loneliness." Then during the summerof 1967--the "Summer of Love"--Big Brother played a large concert, The Monterey International Pop Festival. Janis smashed through her anonymitywith Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" and the world took note.The group was actively courted by Albert Grossman, one of the most powerfulentertainment managers of the day. Through his representation, they signed athree-record recording contract with Columbia Records, who bought outMainstream's rights. Their "Cheap Thrills" album was released inAugust, 1968 and soon went gold, presenting the hits "Piece of Myheart" and "Summertime." The band was playing to largeaudiences, for big fees, and the billing now read "Janis Joplin with BigBrother and the Holding Company." The pressure mounted, income rose andhippie rockers indulged themselves with their new ability to use high-priceddrugs. Drugs began affecting their performing and work relationships and inChristmas of 1968, the group played its last gig together. Janis formed a newgroup, oriented more toward blues and released a new album "I Got Dem 'OlKozmic Blues Again, Mama" in September of 1969. In the U.S., >>>>>Click Here To check Out My Other Ebay Auctions<<<<If you have any questions regarding this item, please feel freeto contact me by email.PLEASENOTE:WESELL MANY ITEMS, AND ISSUES RARELY OCCUR. WE NEED PATIENCE AND TRUST TO FIXTHEM ALL. PLEASECONTACT US BEFORE LEAVING ANY NEGATIVE / NEUTRAL FEEDBACK SO WE CAN FIX ANYISSUES. OURMAIN PRIORITY IS BUYER’S SATISFACTION.GOOD COMMUNICATION MAKES A SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION
