Janis gave the world a piece of her heart 💜 Hit play on the Janis Joplin Essentials playlist here: https://found.ee/JanisEssentialsPlaylist Photos courtesy of Getty Images. | Janis Joplin

Today in 1969, Janis performed a rockin’ late-night 2AM set at the first ever three-day Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, for over half a million people. Listen to the Queen’s Spotify playlist with all the hits she performed at the iconic festival here: https://found.ee/JanisWoodstock 🌺 Photos courtesy of Getty Images. | Janis Joplin

“BIG BROTHER and the Holding Company exploded on the national scene in the summer of 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival… [Janis] seized the microphone and split the air into shockwaves with the first notes that bolted from her astounding throat.” -HIT PARADER, 1969 Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 when Janis performed with Big Brother & The Holding Company. Check out their setlist and hair-raising performance of “Ball and Chain.” Photos courtesy of Getty Image