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About Big Brother & The Holding Company
Hometown
San Francisco, CA, United States
Formed
1965
Genre
Rock
Big Brother and the Holding Company was the group that backed 1960s blues-rock siren Janis Joplin. Their hallucinogenic charm lies in the gulf between the roots music they loved and the electrically charged, psychedelic-tinged music they actually played. Brimming with casual confidence and empowered by a sense of community, this band mixed free-spirited innovation with total honesty and commitment. At the end of the decade, Joplin departed for a solo career, though she would tragically depart from the world itself soon after.
Members of Big Brother & The Holding Company include, or have included, Janis Joplin, S. Andrew, Nick Gravenites and more.
Musical InfluencesBig Brother & The Holding Company's musical influences include The Kinks, Ike & Tina Turner, John Mayall and more.
Influenced by Big Brother & The Holding CompanyBig Brother & The Holding Company has influenced the music of Joan Osborne, Beth Hart, Susan Tedeschi and more.
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