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Big Brother & The Holding Company
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The band was formed by Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, James Gurley and Chuck Jones in San Francisco, in a Victorian mansion/boarding house owned by Peter’s uncle at 1090 Page Street in the Haight-Ashbury. That house became the site of Wednesday night jam sessions which were organized by Chet Helms who was the real “Big Brother,” naming the band, bringing James Gurley into the fold and later seeing that his old friend Janis Joplin came to sing with them. The first official Big Brother gig was at the Open Theater in Berkeley, January 1966. Within a short time they became the house band for Chet at the Avalon Ballroom and began to develop a loyal following, largely due to the charismatic, pioneering guitarwork of James Gurley. The band had what Sam Andrew callled a “progressive-regressive hurricane blues style,” playing such tunes as Hall of the Mountain King, Coo Coo, That’s How Strong My Love Is, and Down On Me. Janis Joplin made her debut with Big Brother at the Avalon Ballroom in June 1966, and a year later, in June 1967, Big Brother and Janis performed at The Monterey Pop Festival. From that point on, Janis became the main focus of attention, with her high voltage and raw emotional performances, while Big Brother faded into the backgroud and became known for being her back-up band.
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Live at Winterland '68
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Piece of My Heart
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Combination of the Two
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Summertime
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I Need a Man to Love
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Down on Me
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Ball and Chain
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Women Is Losers
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Oh, Sweet Mary
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Bye, Bye Baby
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Easy Rider
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All Is Loneliness
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Blindman
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Shoutbox
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ashleyrobb wrote:
RIP james!!!! I fucking love this band.
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bigjackd wrote:
R.I.P Mr James Gurley you made music for on of the best bands, you'll be missed, one of the Greats of the 60's thank you for your life Gods Speed friend.......................
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jsh_twenty wrote:
"how hard it is" just blows me away.
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rattlesnake87 wrote:
R.I.P. James Gurley
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leeka2 wrote:
perfect
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jess502 wrote:
Ball and Chain is incredible!!
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hanjo2252 wrote:
Great!
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to_masz wrote:
sounds great :))so fucking awesome. [3] :D
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wrongblindwrong wrote:
so fucking awesome. [2] :]]
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ashleyrobb wrote:
my favorite for karaoke.
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DeucesAreWild wrote:
Big Brother are one of the most underrated bands ever, cheap thrills is one of the best albums ever and combination of the two is one of the best songs ever.
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jhlives wrote:
janis' voice blows my mind everytime i hear it, so amazing
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mollycee wrote:
so fucking awesome.
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mrt8dc wrote:
Joplin hasta el día de mi muerte (a los 27 años, por supuesto)
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east4lyf wrote:
goooood
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haneater wrote:
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ELIZABETH38 wrote:
POR SIEMPRE JANISSSSSSSSSSS¡¡¡
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IAJP wrote:
cheap thrills is good shit is it not!!
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chemicalZEN wrote:
yeah janis needed this band..
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haneater wrote:
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