Piece Of My Heart A Portrait of Janis Joplin

In 1972, Stonehill Books published David Dalton'sJanis,a multimedia extravaganza that incorporated interviews, quotes, photographs, lyrics,Rolling StoneClippings, sheet music, a record of rapping and singing, and prose as wild and moving as Janis's performances.Piece of My Heartis a reconstruction and revision of that early work - one of the first "rock 'n' roll" booksleaving the prose and interviews intact, adding dozens of new photos, and incorporating a wealth of new material. Here is the best possible portrait of the lonely teenager from Port Arthur, Texas, who took the blues farther than anyone before or since, offering revealing glimpses of her on the roadbackstage with Jerry Lee Lewis, kidnapped in Kansas, partying with the Grateful Dead, the Band, Bonnie and Delaney, and with her own band, Big Brother and the Holding Company. ButPiece of My Heartgoes beyond Janis's own story to provide us with a portrait of the Kosmic Blues themselvesthe self destruction that lies at the heart of the rock' n' roll myth.

A contributing editor for Rolling Stone during its first years of publication, David Dalton is the author of numerous books, including James Dean: The Mutant King, The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years, James Dean: American Icon, and Mr. Mojo Risin': Jim Morrison, The Last Holy Fool.