Her greatest influence was a Blues singer named Bessie Smith. Bessie Smith passed away and for many years was in an unmarked grave. When Janis found out that her grave was unmarked she bought the headstone and had it placed at Bessie Smith final resting place. The stone reads,The Greastest blues singer in the world Will never stop singing. Bessie Smith 1905 1937.
@tammyjackson3113
Жыл бұрын
The lady is Mama Cass Elliott of the Mama's and the Papas, this was Janis 's first big performance and they were shocked at how good she was.
@donbelenger817
Жыл бұрын
Right next to Mama Cass was the late great Jimi Hendrix in the white suit
@MRCANTGETANAME
Жыл бұрын
@@donbelenger817 that’s not Jimi Hendrix, it’s Clive Davis. He signed her to a recording contract immediately after this performance.
@eduardogarate5396
Жыл бұрын
All we undestand what means "ball and chains" in the history... Greetings from Santiago de Chile, South America.
@adamdunbar8260
Жыл бұрын
To this day Janis breaks my heart. She was a beautiful human being and the people who treated her poorly are bastards.
@heinruh9788
Жыл бұрын
Same here for me
@scottlong7352
Жыл бұрын
Do yourself a favor, if you haven’t. Watch the full Monterey Pop Festival. Pretty awesome vibe.
@liftme225
Жыл бұрын
same thing happened to Joe Cocker but he was able to escape it
@johnstorton
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Johnson of the Dallas Cowboys was one of those students in her school who bullied her. When I found that out, I've hated him ever since.
@jnagarya519
Жыл бұрын
She was obviously SELF-destructive.
@dagmar.6954
Жыл бұрын
Janis was relatively unknown at this time. She was only about a year into her professional music career. But she blew everyone away with her rendition of Ball & Chain". Interesting Note: The lady watching Janis performing here at The Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 is Cass Elliott from the group "The Mamas & The Papas". Her mouth drops & she mouths “Wow" after a particularly strong vocal run from Janis.
@patpeterson2671
Жыл бұрын
She is the greatest R/B Rock female performer of all time , period ! .... it is natural .... it is a natural God given talent ... a gift .... no female artist even comes close to what she did for music ... in my opinion ... Mama Cass is the second ... and she in the crowd ... in fu#king awwww .... that says it all ....
@natalieburnham3300
Жыл бұрын
She was voted ugliest guy in college. She got her heart broken several times, people in her home town treated her poorly. Janis sang what she lived. Love her.
@Sunny-jz3dy
Жыл бұрын
Most of the people at this performance had never heard of Janis Joplin before! After this performance... they all knew who she was! Its why you see Cass Elliot from the Mamas & the Papas watching Janis in awe!!!
@Maridun50
4 ай бұрын
She entered the stage a miss Nobody - she left it a superstar.
@lorielundgren7169
Жыл бұрын
She was a spectacular talent, misunderstood and under appreciated. Loved Janis!
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
Yayyyyyy! I was at this one! What a day- saw Otis Redding and the Stax MG’s too! It was 1967 in June. Three - six bucks per show filled with all the greatest groups!
@aurinrakkun8589
Жыл бұрын
That must've been incredible! Especially seeing bands like Big Brother, Otis Redding, and the set that broke The Who in the USA.
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
@@aurinrakkun8589 I’ve been to many concerts but the sound system at Monterey was the BEST I’ve ever heard. The musicians agreed. Pristine. No distortion. A dream. Why won’t they do that today?
@scootdaws25
Жыл бұрын
Goosebumps every time. You're right about feeling the pain.
@arlaabrell8658
Жыл бұрын
This is a Big Mama Thornton song, and Big Mama was ok with Janis doing it, as she said "Janis does it her way and I do it mine" You should check out the original sometime, but Janis did it more than just justice.
@arlaabrell8658
Жыл бұрын
I posted this before the end, I see you already checked that out.
@jeffk.9075
Жыл бұрын
Big Mama's final performance of it is masterful and showed how even at the end she was still a hurricane force to be reckoned with. She sang it so fantastically though that any version is a jaw dropper. I wish more reactors looked at more then just Hound Dog from her. There is so much more.
@arlaabrell8658
Жыл бұрын
@@jeffk.9075 I've seen it, she died just a few weeks after that last performance. She's long been one of my absolute favorites. I also loved when she played harp (harmonica) she was damn good at that too.
@jeffk.9075
Жыл бұрын
@@arlaabrell8658 Still underappreciated and it's heartbreaking.
@aftonair
Жыл бұрын
@Jeff K. I feel the same. Have you seen that live performance of "Sweet Home Chicago"? Big Mama Thornton along with some of the greatest Blues men of the day trading riffs on harmonica? Beyond compare.
@ajruther67
Жыл бұрын
The Monterey Pop Festival was held June16-18, 1967 in Monterey CA. This performance was on Sunday night. This was 2 years and 2 months *before* Woodstock in August 1969.
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
I saw her do this on the Saturday afternoon show which they didn’t film.
@joycewalbert1413
Жыл бұрын
Love is like a ball & chain when ONE is in love and the other is playing.
@chris...9497
Жыл бұрын
Note: A 'ball and chain' was a type of leg iron used to constrain prisoners. It consisted of a metal band that locked around the ankle with a chain attached that led to a large iron ball. It weighed about 18 lbs. In the song, the complaint is that 'love is like a ball and chain'; it weighs you down, constrains you, and you become a prisoner to the person you love. If they don't appreciate you, if they sleep around or if they leave you, it's torture and you can't escape it. "Ball and Chain" actually IS a love song, but a very sad one.
@wynstansmom829
11 ай бұрын
"Her close friends have gathered. Lord, ain't it a shame Grieving together Sharing the blame. But when she was dying Lord, we let her down. There's no use cryin' It can't help her now. The party's all over Drink up and go home. It's too late to love her And leave her alone. Just say she was someone Lord, so far from home Whose life was so lonesome She died all alone Who dreamed pretty dreams That never came true Lord, why was she born So black and blue? Oh, why was she born So black and blue? Epitaph (Black And Blue) Written by: Kris Kristofferson Note: "Epitaph" is about Janis Joplin." - Kris Kristofferson
@brendamoyer2387
5 ай бұрын
Beautiful voice and person. Love you rest in pease with Bessie smith
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
Yes she loved the great soul singers- especially Otis, Aretha, Nina , Tina and Bessie Smith. They used to call marriage or being stuck in a bad relationship “ the old ball and chain”.
@CherylHughes-z8d
7 ай бұрын
Years ago I worked for a woman who grew up with Ms Joplin. She had an old black and white photo of the two of them together when they were teenagers that she kept on her dresser. She always spoke of her as "our Janie." And every time she would end up saying, "it's a damn shame." And tears would roll down her cheeks. 🏵️❤️RIP KRIS AND OUR JANIE❤️🏵️
@robhooper4929
Жыл бұрын
I was there in 1967. When she came on stage she seemed shy and a little intimidated as this was her first time in front of a large audience, but as soon as she opened her mouth she took control of everyone there.
@ninarice5279
6 ай бұрын
Wow, you are so lucky! I listened to her in junior high. Loved her then & still do!!
@AjaxCaper
4 ай бұрын
Wow!!!
@RavenFire4
Жыл бұрын
Janis's early influences included blues singers like Bessie Smith, Odetta, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday and Leadbelly. As her career progressed, she would be influenced by other music greats like Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Otis Redding.
@aftonair
Жыл бұрын
True facts.
@denislaferriere2693
Жыл бұрын
Erin Rome..her name is Janis..
@tiffanypalmer9918
Жыл бұрын
I love seeing people’s reactions to Janis. LEGEND
@valerie4286
Жыл бұрын
Janis is pure musical genius!
@timaustin9522
Жыл бұрын
There's no mold for Miss Janice. She was unique.
@brucecronin6396
3 ай бұрын
First off... Great reaction !! As a side note. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company (relative "Unknowns" from San Francisco) played the first day of Monterey. The cinematographer, D.A. Pennebacker, was late to arrive and the first day was not recorded on film, so the promoters (this year the promoters were John and Michelle Phillips. "half" of the very popular group, "The Mama's and the Papa's". (That's why "Mama" Cass Elliot was featured in the recording) invited Janis back on the last day to perform "Ball & Chain" again, to be filmed. They also informed a bunch of "record labels", that this sensational women was going to perform again on the last day, so about 8 record companies offered her a contract, and she signed with Clive Davis from Colombia Records. The rest, as they say... "Is history" !!
@deannacrownover3
Жыл бұрын
Baby, if you want to hear her masterpiece, give a listen to Work Me Lord, Stockholm, 1969. ( Don't do the Woodstock version, it was day 3 of the concert and her voice was blown.)
@hockemeyer1
Жыл бұрын
It was this concert that moved Clive Davis to sign Janis to her first recording contract. This is a cover of Big Mama, Willie Mae Thornton's original song. Janis, aka Pearl liked a few drops of Southern Comfort while on stage.
@Jody525252
Жыл бұрын
She was freakin fantastic!
@catherinegroves5201
Жыл бұрын
Her summertime live is amazing! Would love to see you react to that one
@Laura-bq4um
Жыл бұрын
Nothing but the truth in her sound!!! JJ heart of my heart
@victoriah.2083
Жыл бұрын
So much JB flair. And this has so much blues which I love. Her singing has a lot of pain, desperation and bitterness or angst. I don't think she really understood what a force of nature she was. Sadly. Yes, sir. Her life was a short but difficult road.
@mikepiccione886
Жыл бұрын
The girl with the sunglasses in the video that you said looks amazed is mama cas from the mama's and the papa's
@raenellefisher8514
Жыл бұрын
The Mamas and Papas were also among the organizers of the Monterey Pop festival.
@as7326
Жыл бұрын
That scream is classic blues emotion.
@reggiefokes6677
9 ай бұрын
You are spot on. Her voice comes from her pain.
@juliemanarin4127
Жыл бұрын
She was fabulous!
@gordonduke8812
Жыл бұрын
Janis was severely bullied by her peers in high school, once voting her the ugliest boy in school. The saddest thing I ever heard her say was something like, "I go on stage and make love to 10's of thousands of people every night, then go home alone." That was her reality.
@karenwalsh1143
Жыл бұрын
"Me and Bobby McGee" is my favorite Janis Joplin song!
@vruth23
Жыл бұрын
I think what is important about janis is that she, and her bands, were students of the blues. They admired and respected the blues musicians. But they also had a new understanding of electric music and they were playing with lots of ideas. They were making fusion music. And She was the first female rock vocalist , then Grace Slick came along pretty soon. There are a lot of powerful female singers, but Janis was the first Female Rock Lead Singer. It was Cutting Edge. She was the Queen. Try to find As Good As You've Been to This World. That is a GREAT Janis tune.
@doloreskrisky1670
Жыл бұрын
Janice was raw talent!
@Prone2Thrill
Жыл бұрын
Janice was a force of nature on the mic - You should hear the sublime singing on Summertime studio version. It's my favorite singing of any
@warrenhughes911
Жыл бұрын
Janis is Queen of the blues..
@barbaramay1866
3 ай бұрын
Yes, and the Queen of other things too that there are no words to describe.🙃🙂🌈
@Mr.Greeeeeen
9 ай бұрын
Rest in peace beautiful woman. 🙏🌟❤️
@jamesreilly606
Жыл бұрын
A ball and chain was a 19th century means of controlling prisoners. A heavy iron ball welded to a chain was fixed to the prisoners ankle like handcuffs.
@amandathibodeau4996
Жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction! I was young during this psychedelic 60's era but had an older sister who was in the midst of it. I didn't appreciate Janis till much later. She's incredible!
@MugnifyRTS
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@juliemanarin4127
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@minamarciano3561
Жыл бұрын
She considered herself a blues singer...also is quoted saying that her fans needed/wanted her to be blue or depressed and so it went ...but that's unfortunately what makes her so good at what she does and why so many ppl were truly touched by her music....
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Janis Joplin had the Blues singer Bessie Smith as a role model,on the album Janis,we can hear how she was singing when she started,there are interwieus wt her by Dick Cavett on the album and on her Summertime, she was so drugged that she could hardly sing. Janis was my teenage obsession,before the Jazz vocalist's took me! JazzyT.
@obliv3on
Жыл бұрын
you gotta great heart and soul man. I love your reactions and your input. love the content
@ajruther67
Жыл бұрын
The woman you said is amazed, the camera focused on her because she is Mama Cass of the 60's folk group The Mamas and The Papas. They also performed at this music festival. So did Jimi Hendrix, Lou Rawls, Otis Redding, The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, The Animals, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, The Association, Johnny Rivers, Grateful Dead. There are more but you should add these to your reaction list. Not necessarily from this show but anything from this list.
@laurasmith2522
Жыл бұрын
The gal you said was amazed is Mama Cass from the. Mamma & Pappas who is an icon in her own rights who is another great sibger who sadly past to soon !
@pebblehilllane
Жыл бұрын
Bessie Smith, Odetta and Big Mama Thornton may have been the three biggest influences on Janis. If you know them you can hear their influence very heavily at different times in different songs.
@karenlobosco9646
Жыл бұрын
That woman is Cass Elliot of the group The Mamas and the Papas. Another wonderful voice lost too soon.
@mikeplott4817
Жыл бұрын
Little Girl Blue is a really good one she shows her pain and Cry Baby is also really good 👍🙏👣
@missmaggie2620
8 ай бұрын
That opening was purposeful..thought it was psychedelic. But everyone is about to get a dose of the blues from an unknown. Janis fell in love with the Blues at a young age & was ostracized for loving that "black" music. Living in Texas. Her favorite was Bessie Smith. When Janis found out that Bessie didn't have a head stone. She bought her one. Janis was the real deal. You don't hear Janis...you feel Janis. Everytime I feel Janis I'm thrilled & heartbroken at the same time. This appearance not only made local news, but national news. We were proud in SF & already knew who she was. RIP Pearl.
@louielouie22
Жыл бұрын
Janis: Summertime live 1969
@shelleywinters2582
Жыл бұрын
K - u got to know this was a time of big discovery. Lots of love, Woodstock , traveling
@johnconnor3781
2 ай бұрын
Awesome ...everything ...the voice ...the story telling ...the RAW emotion ....Mate ...Real Music ...no fake shit here!"
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Janis are in the 27 Club now,wt the others who died at the age of 27,Curt Cobain, Jimmie Hendrix,Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse. JazzyT.
@sophistik000
4 ай бұрын
Everyone was amazed by her performances... by her ability to let go of all the pain that crashed onto the audience like a tsunami... people were stunned by this violent and overwhelming vulnerability that literally nailed you to the ground. All you could do was open your mouth.
@laurenfelsberg6406
Жыл бұрын
Sweet Pearl,, was abused, used, and spit out! ,,til she overdosed 😔 We Miss You Janis We Loved You ❤
@karinwolf3645
Жыл бұрын
She loves him and all he wants to do is use her. She's true to him and he does whatever he wants. She is very hurt! 😭😭😭😡🙄🤷 She can't move on with her life and find someone who will treat her right because her love for this asshole is too strong. Been there. 😰😖
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
It sounds like a Narcissist and a co dependent! JazzyT.
@terryfall8915
Жыл бұрын
If you haven't heard her version of "Summertime," you must! It will blow your mind.
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
You’ve got to see laughing and dancing Janis with Tom Jones, too! “ Raise Your Hand”.
@vorlon1
Жыл бұрын
Here is a link to Janis singing with Tom on his show. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zpCjz5mcimeqZ4o
@Calmontheoutside
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, the pure joy on Tom’s face is half the beauty of this performance. His face seems to say “this is why I do music.”
@vorlon1
Жыл бұрын
@@Calmontheoutside Definitely, it was really fun to see.
@rosebighorse7612
2 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to her in High School, my favorite was Cry Baby, I am now 69 and still listening on your podcast and love your reaction to all the oldies.
@victoriagrove5344
Жыл бұрын
This was the very first pop festival in Monterrey, Ca in 1967. /Janis became famous overnight! Best !
@aftonair
Жыл бұрын
This is a cover of a Big Mama Thornton song. I recommend you check it out. Big Mama Thornton was also the genius who originally wrote and performed "Hound Dog." Not Elvis. He just did a cover of something that was already great and claimed credit for it. She was Chicago Blues. She does a great rendition of "Sweet Home Chicago," with some of the greatest Blues men in Chicago of that day.
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Dee Bridgewater has a wonderful version of Hounddog, too. JazzyT.
@Jackrabbit_2
Жыл бұрын
I feel like Big Brother and the Holding Company are one of the most unrated bands. The Sympathy of it a all, you feel each instrument solo and together add Janis's vovals and omg it ain't fair honey!
@paulettelamontagne6992
Жыл бұрын
I'm subscribing and I don't know if you just review Janice but if you do I'd like to hear your take on I need a man to love. But as a Blues freak I would really love to hear you listen to and review Johnny Winters Tin Pan Alley guitars amazing and I don't think many could replicate his version. Big Stevie Ray Vaughan Saint do not like his version
@jacqueline4514
Жыл бұрын
Big Mama Thornton also did "Hound Dog" before Elvis did; her version was so strong and gravelly; perfection. She was a powerhouse!!!!!
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Dee Dee Bridgewater has a wonderful version of Hounddog,too! JazzyT.
@maymalone1505
Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@teddyfreeman1315
Жыл бұрын
I was born in the 60's. I t was a different time. Janis always appeared to be able to feel ever word of a song.
@cindyfalstrom7231
Жыл бұрын
I believe that Janis Joplin was the greatest female blues/rock singer of all time. You are correct that Janis had much unhappiness in her life and poured her soul into each note. If you love Janis, PLEASE further explore the work of the MALE equivalent - Steve Marriott of Humble Pie. You did react to "Black Coffee" which you loved, but there is so much more. Steve was regarded by his peers - Robert Plant, Roger Daltry, David Bowie, Keith Richards and many more as THE greatest white soul/rock/blues singer from Great Britain. Many people love their heavy soul/rock songs, which are great, but personally I love when Steve sings the blues - he is SOOO soulful and pours his heart out into each performance. Like Janis, Steve suffered with emotional and substance abuse issues. Both also died WAY too young Janis at 27 and Steve at 44. This is my favorite which I think you will like kzitem.info/news/bejne/rHtn32V3jqGCpag " I Wonder" Humble Pie 1973 Thank your for your consideration. Love your show - new subscriber ....
@bella-xp7qd
Жыл бұрын
Janis accidental overdose, Steve died in a house fire 🔥
@cindyfalstrom7231
Жыл бұрын
@@bella-xp7qd You are correct bella. Although he did struggle with substance abuse most of his life, His death was an accident, due to falling asleep in bed with a lit cigarette.
@dadmateryn8092
Жыл бұрын
shes amazed and also the headliner for that concert.
@fredstockgate5029
9 ай бұрын
Not one her songs for everyone, but listen to her others, you'll appreciate her and be glad you listened.
@lynnhafferkamp6054
6 ай бұрын
Janis was the real deal. There will never be another like her
@debbieking3575
7 ай бұрын
Yea Janice went through alot. She had the most soul of any female artists of that time I swear!!
@brucelyon7524
Жыл бұрын
Big Mama Thornton also wrote and recorded Houndog, famously covered by Elvis.
@KM769
Жыл бұрын
Janis own songs: Down on me, Codine, Move over. See also Moondog cover by Janis: All is loneliness.
@billc.5861
Жыл бұрын
Well the band Big Brother and the Holding Co. are still out there in the SF Bay Area playing a little here and there. Darby Gould is on vocals , of course she’s not Janis but does damn good. Nice reaction. Thanks.
@tonydewberry3633
7 ай бұрын
After all these years I never recognised the James Brown influence you pointed out. Great observation.
@warrenhughes911
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction.. Hello-60's..opening guitar riff...lol
@Cuffsmaster
Жыл бұрын
simple =- - - ball and chain basically means at least that love is hard and a struggle. It is not easy and can weigh you down. But I do like your reviews of Janis. I have been a fan of hers since about 1968..
@minamarciano3561
Жыл бұрын
I concur
@Aurora-cv5to
Жыл бұрын
big influences included Big Mama Thornton, Bessie Smith, Lead Belly. She was a serious student of music - listened to everything
@gailmackey1074
Жыл бұрын
Janis was bullied in school I’m so glad I was born in 1953 and I had the best music in my time
@t0paggie
Жыл бұрын
She was from Port Arthur, Texas where she faced a lot of criticism about her looks. After high school she entered the University of Texas Austin and was voted Ugliest Man on Campus. It was right after that that she moved to California and began her singing career.
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Janis was a Beatnix, a painter who was singing Blues, like her role model Bessie Smith! Small communities can't stand it if someone steps out from the norm, that's exactly what she did and got bullied! JazzyT.
@Whosaidyoucouldnt
Жыл бұрын
Ball and Chain is metaphor for when prisoners were held by ball and chain. Here she sings about love being a ball and chain.
@stevedennis4197
Жыл бұрын
This is a Big Mama Thorton song who happened to be a hero to Janis Joplin. In answer to your question, I was there for this concert. I was in the Army at the time and was set to be sent to Viet Nam in the next few weeks. Great concert with many incredible acts from Janis to Hendricks and Otis Redding. June 1967 and the summer of love.
@LindyLooo99
8 ай бұрын
Mama Cass was at the top of her class and even Janis blew her away!
@roy-nk4vq
Жыл бұрын
I really like this guy. Good reaction videos.
@kurtzwar729
Жыл бұрын
Pain is Janis Joplin's vocal stock in trade. Pain that only those who have been there know. Such a brilliant singer. I saw her at Winterland in SF in 1969. A tremendous performance. Fully drained by the end of the show. Savoy Brown opened for JJ. I saw Big Mama Thornton in Seattle (writer of Ball and Chain) with the best bluesmen in Chicago. RIP Janis and Big Mama. Love you all.
@roldo23
6 ай бұрын
Big Mama Thorton also wrote "You Ain't Nothin' But A Hound Dog".
@irenelopez3390
Жыл бұрын
❤Janis. RIP🌹
@Tov-h3v
Жыл бұрын
Janis was my teenage obsession,I have 7 albums wt her music, she's One Of A Kind! My top 5 are Summertime, Ball and Chain,Work Me,Lord,Ego Rock and Misery'n. JazzyT.
@jeffmartin1026
Жыл бұрын
"Ball and chain" is an old phrase used in describing being married - meaning how you were no longer free to go out and party with your friends but that you had to stay home with your ball and chain, usually your wife.
@KeepEvery1Guessing
3 ай бұрын
I think the meaning is summarized by the lyric: "Tell me why love is like a ball and chain.".
@brandonsimmons1695
Жыл бұрын
I’m adding this to my playlist for when I trip balls for the first time
@gracesusanotte5474
9 ай бұрын
I’m not sure various reactors to this song realize that “ball and chain” was a technique to restrain prisoners so they could not run. A heavy metal ball, the size of a bowling bowl, was chained to the prisoners leg. Thus, a captive… a prisoner. She’s a “prisoner of love”.
@joeandbarbwilliams4706
Жыл бұрын
She was from Texas but always hung around New Orleans Blues district when growing up and running around
@SRG1966
Жыл бұрын
Cass Eliot is worth your time too, she was another powerhouse vocalist who left us too soon.
@wandabaham8556
Жыл бұрын
Thats Mama Cass from the group the Mamas and Papas. She was amazed warching Janis for the first time ever.
@supasoulproductions
Жыл бұрын
What's not to get? The last line of the song was 'People can you tell me why love is like a ball and chain.'
@254967conwell
10 ай бұрын
She was bullied in school in Corpus Christi Texas she had to quit and after she made it big she went back to rub their noses in it and said later it was the highlight of her career
@josielopez5344
9 ай бұрын
Please hear 12 year old Frankie Lymon and the teenagers Paper castles, why do fools fall in love! His voice will blow you AWAY!!
@CarolMcCluskey
Жыл бұрын
"Ball & Chain" is a term to call someone or something in your life a painful and thankless burden. It could be a lover, a husband or wife, a house, a job, anything you can't just walk away from. It comes from the old way of keeping convicts or slaves from running away while working outdoors. A shackle (a large iron cuff) was placed around one ankle, a length of iron chain (about 2-3 feet) attached a large iron ball to the shackle, which made it impossible for a wearer to run fast enough to escape. If you were ever hopelessly in love with someone who was totally no good for you, who used and abused you, but you couldn't live without them, then you know what it means when she says love is like a ball and chain. Don't ever let it happen to you. Advice from Carol in Boston. PS - loved your reaction.
@Calmontheoutside
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There are several videos on YT of Janis on the Dick Cavett talk show. Cavett was a GOAT interviewer who to this day talks about his respect and admiration for her. It’s worth a peek. Her low key personality might surprise you-vs her stage persona. She was the real deal not only musically, but what you see in the interviews, also the real deal in her commitment to “hippy culture” and what they were trying to experience and create.
@Tov-h3v
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On the album Janis,there are a lots of interwieus wt Dick Cavett, it's also recordings where she sings how she did in the beginning.Janis did have Bessie Smith as a role model. JazzyT.
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