The lady in the crowd with the shades is "Mama" Cass Elliott from another 60s band The Mamas and the Poppas.

@larrybailey408

3 ай бұрын

I thought that was her, Good call.

@BrianYates-ue8hf

3 ай бұрын

Yep you nailed it She was in utter shock seeing Janice perform

@andreaschmall5560

3 ай бұрын

Mamas and the Papas

@edwardhubschman3610

3 ай бұрын

Janice didn’t write all that many that she recorded. One she wrote that I love, recorded on Cheap Thrills with Big Brother and the Holding Company who she performed with here (IMO the best band she sang with) is Turtle Blues. Check it out.

@msfoodiediva

3 ай бұрын

I saw her too. Good eyes. I believe this was at Monterey pop festival which organized by John Phillips

That's her first performance before a large crowd. That's why the crowd was so in awe of her. She wasn't known yet. She has only performed in small venues, clubs etc. She was and is a poets dream.

@SRG1966

3 ай бұрын

And she left that show the hottest new star in the business.

@sharonhalliday3180

3 ай бұрын

Jimi Hendrix was sitting next to Cass

@MRCANTGETANAME

2 ай бұрын

@@sharonhalliday3180That was Clive Davis, not Jimi Hendrix.

Janis held big Mama Thorton in high esteem , as well as many other black female blues and soul singers . It was amongst them that she was able to find her voice .

Janis Joplin was a goddess, every note she sang she bled soul. That's Mama Cass in the audience. There's not a single song you could choose and go wrong, but some of my personal favorites are 'Maybe', and Cry Baby'.

@Jude_196

3 ай бұрын

....and, Summertime.... :) GREAT PICKS - and, I AGREE!!! POURED it ALL OUT on stage!!!

@salfinlay2288

2 ай бұрын

And I have just rediscovered her version of nina simone little girl blue...

Momma Cass saying WOW at the end says it all!!

Janis=Queen of the Blues.!!!!!

One of my favorite songs by Janis is "Mercedes Benz", an acapella performance on her final album "Pearl". In fact, it was the last song she ever recorded. Just a couple of weeks before she passed. I do not think Janis and Jimi ever performed together.

@jamesskelton2988

3 ай бұрын

Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz my friends all drive porsches I must make amends worked hard all my lifetime no help from my friends so oh Lord won't you buy me a mercedes Benz oh Lord won't you buy me a color tv dialing for dollars is trying to find me I wait for delivery each day until 3 so oh Lord won't you buy me a color tv oh Lord won't you buy me a night on the town I'm counting on you Lord please don't let me down prove that you love me and buy thee next round so oh Lord won't you buy me a night on the town everybody oh Lord won't you buy me a mercedes benz my friends all drive porsches I must make amends worked hard all my lifetime no help from my friends so oh Lord won't you buy me a mer ce dez benz that's all folks😂

@bobschenkel7921

2 ай бұрын

Thanks James. I knew the words, but it's good to see them written down. And Janis thanks you too.

“Cry Baby” should be next- studio version, please! Janis had the rare talent of being able to sing two notes at the same time- polyphonic overtones. In the studio version, you can hear it VERY clearly in her opening note…. It will give you chills! ❤🤘🏼🤘🏼

Big Mama Thorton did "Hound Dog" as well. Kris Kristofferson wrote "Me and Bobby McGee".

@CatherinePearl100

3 ай бұрын

True; Bobby was a woman when he was writing it, but he gave her a name that worked for male as well as female.

Big Mama Thornton wrote this and most definitely the blues. This performance made sure everyone knew it. She nailed it.

Saw Janice in 68. She put on an amazing show. Saw Jimi about 6 months before he died. Another amazing show.

Oh man, Summertime: live 1969 is somethin to see.

That lady in the audience was Mama Cass of the Mama's & the Papa's 🙂

There's pictures with Janis and Jimi together, because apparently they hung out backstage together, but as far as I can find they never performed together on stage.

Mama Cass Eliot was one of the promoters of the concert, she was told of this girl singing in the clubs, so went n checked her out, then invited her to ths show.

Janis was the "Queen of Rock and Roll". That lady in the audience was "Mama" Cass Elliott of the "Mamas and the Papas" (a major music group back then). She was also one of the organizers of this festival.

Kris Kristofferson actually wrote Me and Bobby McGee. In his version Bobby is a woman.

To this day she still gives me goose bumps. I grew up listening to janis. She was my mom's favorite singer ever. Mom loved playing this song when her and dad fought. Or when she was drunk during a party at our house.

Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin both performed at this concert

Janis Joplin was onstage with Tom Jones. That is one you should check out. The band is Big Brother and the Holding Company and it's far out, man. Far out.

@AngelDawn1982

3 ай бұрын

The song is “raise your hand” and yes it’s amazing!!!

She had an issue with h@roine for a long while, she got clean, and decided to go for one last ride. That was the end. 27 years old.

@O0othiago0o0o0o

2 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be the last time but it was

Janis had another song she did at the festival but there is no film of it ( Jimi Hendricks was also there.. Talk about being at a show and seeing them doing things no one had seen before )

@rubroken

3 ай бұрын

Is that the venue where Hendrix did "Hey Joe" that was recorded with him playing his guitar with his teeth?

Morning fellas! Man she can belt it out! Ya mama cat was in awe of her! Lol!! RIP Janis Joplin. Her voice was so soulful!!

Janis Joplin was the girl who sang The Blues in the American Pie song! Janis Joplin's boyfriend was Joe McDonald's of Country Joe and the Fish who performed at Woodstock react to fixing to die Rag by Country Joe and the Fish live at Woodstock

@leannmiller7153

3 ай бұрын

Don McLean said n 2015 that Janis is not the girl who sang the blues, but I had always believed that as well. He dispelled a few theories in that interview.

Monterrey pop festival 1967 organized by John Phillips (mama and papas fame) had Janis, jimi and the who on the bill. Jimi lights his guitar on fire during his Performance. The who played before jimi as they didn't want to follow his Performance

Oh yeah. Next do live version of "Cry Baby"....it's fire. Thanks for making my day. I love this performance. ❤

And a star was born! Mama Cass and the Mamas & Papas later recorded a song about Janis after her death called "Pearl".

60s groups were influenced by old time blues artists as well as 50s artists like Chuck berry fats domino, Jerry Lee Lewis

She was referred to as "The Queen of Rock n' Roll", by some. Others referred to her as "The Queen of the Blues". She also asked people to start calling her "Pearl". She liked that name so she took on that name (although, not legally). Jimi & Janis were good friends, often playing at the same venues. They talked alot & hung out backstage together. However, there are no recordings or evidence that they performed on stage together. Janis died in Oct 1970 of a heroin overdose, JUST 3 weeks after Jimi's death. She willed her fortune & future royalties to her mom, dad & 2 siblings, 25% each.

@theapocalyptist

3 ай бұрын

"She was referred to as 'The Queen of Rock n' Roll', by some. Others referred to her as 'The Queen of the Blues'." BuIIshlt.

@kimstayt8967

3 ай бұрын

@@theapocalyptist Think you'd better do some reading.

Jimi plays lead guitar for Janis in the cover Summertime ✌🏻

RIP Janis. People try to sound like her, yet very few can accomplish it.

Thanks for this great reaction to our one and only Janis. For sure - I enjoy all of your Videos, so also thank you for making every day a little brighter, for getting a smile on my face while watching you. Greetings from the heart from the austrian mountains Oh...and for the next Janis Joplin reaction 'Cry baby' live in Toronto would be a good choice. ❤

Y'all should have lived back when that song came out. It was a happy wild child hippie time and we were into everything. Everything 😂. Janis left us way to soon but she left her spirit here in her sound. She let her pain out through her singing. But she always had more😒. She had a rough life but always remained true to herself. ❤❤❤ lovin' me some Janis. Great show ❤

Never seen Hollywood be that quiet!! Great job guys!🤘

So glad you guys did this, one of the best live performances ever! Too bad she was gone before she knew how well loved she was...Cry Baby and Mercedes-Benz, two more great Janis Joplin songs, RIP sweet soul ✌✨🕊

Excellent video of Janis Joplin her very first performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. She was discovered and made it it big since. They were all high at the time lol. That Was Mama Cass Elliott from the mamas and papas. She was and still is my fave singer. She and Jimi Hendrix were at Woodstock . Anyways love this video. Another song she's great is Piece of my Heart . Well bye guys for now stay safe and cool and real. Love ya both Hollywood and Smokey Dueces always ✌️✌️

I just call her Queen 👑 Janis ❤.

Janis was not treated kindly in the town she grew up and to this day there is only small head statue of her (I think in a library) to honor her. She was viewed as a freak and condemned for her free spirit lifestyle

@CatherinePearl100

3 ай бұрын

She definitely had a lot of real pain to draw from in her performances, didn’t she?

@msfoodiediva

3 ай бұрын

@CatherinePearl100 agreed . Even after she became famous and passed away the town still doesn't really recognize her. There's a bust of her in library with her name on it. That's it

@CatherinePearl100

3 ай бұрын

@@msfoodiediva that makes me sad to think about. Some people just refuse to see anything beyond their preconceived notions.

Peter Albin on bass, the late James Gurley on guitar. 💚🤙🏼

Even though Janis Joplin's career only lasted for 5yrs she left a mark that has lasted FOREVER 🙏 Check out Work Me Lord live in Stockholm 1969 and Cry Baby live in Toronto in 1970 two amazing performances by Janis 🤯🔥🤯🔥

I was fortunate to see Janis Joplin live at Saratoga Performing Arts Center many, many years ago. She was, and still remains, incredible, the real deal.

Janis does justice in this cover to Big Mama Thornton’s original. Janis was a good interpreter of Black music.

You two crack me up, love your channel. ❤😊

Heart Breaker is another great one y’all should give it a listen next if you haven’t already done it and she had so many more great songs she was took from us way too soon she wasn’t just a once in a generation artist but a once in a lifetime artist they broke the mold when they made Janice I believe this was from Monterey Pop FestivalWhich featured Jimi Hendrix The Who among many other great artist

Great reaction again guys.. Ps Do more Dylan..

Love Janis forever ❤

sometimes an artist can cover a song and make it *their* song. It's happened plenty of times

Luv waking up to my favorite reactors. And they doing old school is great. Member of 27 club unfortunately.

If this performance doesn't give you goosebumps, check yer freakin' pulse!

NPR (National Public Radio) named Janis the Queen Of Rock but never was she called the Queen Of Soul I have seen

simply amazing!

My girl.janis.❤❤❤❤❤.her and tom Jones sang together.thats a great video

We love watching your reactions. Love to see you guy’s reaction to a new independent country artist Nick Bosse singing Swap Yankee Life. You guys are great

Great reaction I love watching along with you I suggest "another piece of my heart "by Janis with Big brother and the holding company

Janis!!! I believe that’s Mama Cass (from the Mamas and the Papas) in the sunglasses up front in awe of Janis.🤩 Can’t wait til we get to my favorite-“Maybe”😚 Happy 420!!!

I kept reading the song name as "Balls and Chains." I'm up too early. 😅

@NotBenCoultry

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a cereal for fetishes

A collaboration between them would have gone down in history My favorite female artist,my kindred spirit One of the greatest EVER

LOVED THIS REACTION ......SPOT ON JANIS❤

Ya'll need to watch Monterey Pop Festival in it's entirety. It has Otis Redding , Jimi Hendrix Eric Burden The Who & many more. Many of these bands performing before a huge crowd for the first time ! It's an unforgettable film.

check out her live version of Summertime

The best date for me was the night I proposed to my wife. She was talking and I pulled the ring out... and she was talking, and the waitress saw the ring and stopped what she was doing to see her reaction... about 3 minutes or so goes by when she looks up to ask what the waitress was doing when she saw that her gaze was on my hand....still and then she saw the ring... Sadly I don't remember the words, but even knowing all of my issues and health problems she said yes. That was a bit over 10 years ago, we will have been married 9 years this July. Sadly Janis had a massive problem with self esteem, she mentioned in a couple interviews that she didn't feel she could do a performance sober. She never went out without drugs, alcohol or both.

This is from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival which was a three day event. Janice was the lead singer for Big Brother and the Holding Company. The band played Saturday and they were such a big hit they were invited back to perform again Sunday evening so they could film their performance. This clip is from their second set. The closing act on Sunday was Jimi Hendrix.

That's Mama Cass sitting in the audience looking in amazement

Mot of the band and most of the crowd were tripping hard on some of the best acid ever manufactured....including these boys.

And the guy on the left of “Mama”Cass Elliot is actually Jimi Hendrix in the crowd that day

@MRCANTGETANAME

2 ай бұрын

No, it isn’t! It’s Clive Davis.

This was the second presentation of the song at that concert. They asked Janice to do it again because the camera guys wanted a second take.

First woman inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: none other than the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. (Surprise: there are millions upon millions of views for her performance of "Nessun Dorma" at the 1998 Grammies) Then there is Tina Turner, the original Acid Queen, who NPR now calls the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' At the level that these ladies - including Janis Joplin - performed, the titles don't mean nothing.

IF Janis would have had a good band she would have been a super star. She was so loyal and such a good hearted person she wouldn't dump the Big Brother's even though she was advised to repeatedly. Can you imagine her singing for Lynryrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers. Would have been Southern ecstasy. Her voice still just pulls everything out of you, you know exactly what she's feeling every second. She was a genius with a beautiful heart and soul. Walk On Pearl 🪶.

Probably her best performance and you can see how happy she was with the reaction from the crowd. You can't learn to perform like that, it's innate. RIP Janis ✝️ 🙏 💐

Her nickname was Pearl, also the name of her last album. Her will said for them to have a party with the money she set aside and that the drinks were on Pearl.

Monterey was Janis's breakout performance, as it was for Otis Reading. Story is that Janis and Big Brother and the Holding Company performed on the Friday when there were no tv cameras. The crowd like their performance so much that they were asked to perform again on the Saturday when the cameras were there

Janis is my GIRL!!!!!! I’ve been belting it out to her since I was a teen in the 90’s. You wanna sing with your whole heart ripping out through your chest? Throw on some Joplin.

It's the blues guys. With a whole lot of soul. P.S. Me & Bobby McGee was written by Kris Kristofferson. They had a but if a relationship.

Her performance at the Monterey Festival got her signed. Moma Cass said it all - "Wow". In Don McLean's song "American Pie", it is commonly held that the line "I met a girl who sang the blues...etc., was referencing Janis.

Two words come to mine . MIND BLOWING

Bobby McGee is a girl, it's short for Roberta. The song was written by Kris Kristofferson. Janis changed the gender perspective without having to change the name in her cover version.

My first concert. My 16 year old mind was blown!

I saw Janis perform in Miami in November, 1969. Fantastic.

The iconic song Piece of My Heart is a must. But for fun Janice, chrck out her performance on the Tom Jones TV show on the song Raise Your Hand. It's a blast!

Not to bust anyone's bubble, but "Me and Bobby McGee" was written by Kris Kristofferson, and recorded by many, many folks over the years. Janis has one of the definitive versions for sure, but she did not write the song. Happy 4/20 everyone.

Along with my last comment you also have to look up when she sang with tom Jones. That’s awesome too to watch.😮😊

OMG!! I can’t like this enough!!!❣️❣️❣️❣️

You guys should check out the rest of the Monterrey Pop Festival... The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Booker T and the MGs... 🙂

This was her performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival, Sunday, 6/18/1967.

AT THIS C0NCERT AMERICA WAS INTR0DUCED T0 JIMI, THE WH0, AND JANIS, MUSIC CHANGED F0REVER THAT WEEKEND, THIS BRINGS A TEAR T0 THE EYE AND G00SEBUMPS EVERYTIME!!!!!

Others have probably mentioned that the lady going wow in the audience is Mama Case. She was a really good singer too who also died young.

Janis does a duet with Tom Jones when he had his television show in the 60’s. It’s awesome how they sound together.

"Bobby Mcgee" was written by Kris Kristofferson, and I think "Ball and Chain" was originally performed by Big Mama Thornton. 🤘

Epic stuff

Aretha and Janis-same level of soul just different generations 🥰🖤

I heard Janis wanted to get it on with Jimi but he wasn't receptive to her advances. Her style of music was sometimes referred to as Psychedelic Blooze

They both need to have a cookout together and WE ALL GO!!!

Everyone plays the same Janis Joplin songs . She sings " Little Girl Blue" and it's my favorite!

@MartinaU-no6gn

2 ай бұрын

Rob squad reacted to that song.

I love Janis..always have. My friends and I listened to and partied to her "Cheap Thrills" 8 track tape probably 100 times back in '69:'70. I so wish someone would also react to her studio version of "Ball and "Chain" and discuss them both. It's so gorgeous...the entire album was fire! I enjoy your reactions and would be thrilled to see what you think. Also "Summertime" live and studio

Take Another Little Piece of My Heart is a must

"Mary, Mary quite contrary..shave your bush its too fucking hairy!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂 gotta love Dr. Dirty....

This was the performance which launched her to stardom...

I remember thinking the same thing when I first saw this performance. "All that coming from that little lady". and when she gets into it she grabs you by the throat and soul.

Great Reaction My Favorite is Little Girl Blue 👍🙏💯😎

You haven't lived until you've heard this song!❤😊❤