Janis Lyn Joplin was born on the 19th January 1943, in Port Arthur, Texas USA, and she passed away on the 4th October 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was best known for being a musician and singer, who released four albums – “Big Brother And The Holding Company” (1967), “Cheap Thrills” (1968), “I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!” (1969), and “Pearl” (1971). Her musical career was active from 1962 to 1970.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Janis Joplin was? It was estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of Janis’ net worth was over $5 million, which was accumulated through her successful involvement in the music scene as a singer.
Janis Joplin Net Worth $5 Million
Janis Joplin was brought up with two younger siblings by her parents Dorothy Bonita East, who worked as a registrar at a business college, and Seth Ward Joplin, who was an engineer. From an early age she started singing, when she became a member of a local choir. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School, from which she matriculated in 1960. Afterwards, she became a student at the Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas, and later she transferred to the University of Texas at Austin; however, she didn’t graduate because she quit education and began pursuing a career in the world of music.
Janis’ career began in the early 1960s, collaborating with Jorma Kaukonen, who later became guitarist of the famous band Jefferson Airplane, recording several popular blues standards, and songs such as “Typewriter Talk”, “Kansas City Blues”, and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out”. However, she became addicted to drugs, returned home and entered a rehabilitation center.
After a few years of drug free life, Janis returned to her musical career, and was spotted by the band Big Brother And Holding Company. She became a member of the band, and with them released two albums, before she decided to launch a solo career. During that time her net worth began to increase, due to the success of the band, and she became recognised as the premier female vlues singer of the decade, partly because of her rough but controlled voice, and her emotional renditions.
To speak of her solo career, Janis released one album, entitled “I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!”, which reached No. 5 on the US Top 200 chart, and achieved platinum status, increasing her net worth by a large margin. After the release, Janis went on a tour, which also added a lot to the overall size of her net worth. She also started working on her second album; however she fell into drug addiction again, and died before the album could be released. Nevertheless, it came out in 1971, entitled “Pearl”, which achieved four times platinum status.
Thanks to her skills, Janis received numerous accolades, but most of them came after her death, including Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 1995, and Grammy Lifetime achievement award in 2005.
When it comes to speak about her personal life, Janis Joplin was 27 years old when she passed away from an apparently accidental heroin overdose.
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