Penguin Books On the Road with Janis Joplin Hardcover Book

from ajlewis2

I read about a third of the book. I liked it for the in depth look at the Janis and the first band getting started. There is quite a lot of insight into her character, but I'm just not interested in the bulk of the nitty gritty. I enjoyed the author's style of writing present tense and with the j...

from ecataldi

Before reading this all I knew about Janis was: her nickname was pearl, she died young from an overdose, and I've heard like 4 or 5 of her songs. Basically I didn't know diddly squat. Some of the reviews have been unfavorable towards this book because readers feel as if the author talks too much ...

from SamSattler

In his role as Janis Joplin's longtime road manager, John Byrne Cooke came to know and understand that often out-of-control blues and rock star as well as anyone has ever managed to do it. A relationship that started out simply as one between an employer and her employee soon evolved into one of ...