ROCK ARTISTS OF THE 1970’S

JANIS JOPLIN

• Born in Port Arthur, TX• Left for San Francisco to sing in a few folk clubs and

bars but then returned to Texas to attend UT. Only stayed for 1 year• Singing Characteristics: Raspy Voice, Shouted Lyrics

• Big Brother & The Holding Company• 1967 – Monterrey International Pops Festival• “Ball & Chain”

• Solo Career – 1969• “I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues”

• Full-Tilt Boogie – 1970• Pearl (1970) – Last Album • “Me & Bobby McGee” – Her only No.1 hit.

• Died of a Heroin overdose before Pearl was released. She was 27

OTHER IMPORTANT SAN FRANCISCO GROUPS

• Groups that started in the Late-1960s but made their impact in the late 1970s.• Steve Miller Band• Santana• Tower of Power• Creedance Clearwater Revival• Sly and The Family Stone

SANTANA

• Latin rock band featuring guitarist Carlos Santana• Made their debut at the Woodstock Festival (1969)• Evolved into more Esoteric music but never lost it’s

latin roots.

• Notable song:• ”Black Magic Woman”• “Oye Como Va”

ACID ROCK OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO

• The San Francisco Scene began to unravel:• - Crime, Drugs, Racial Tensions took their toll• - Live concerts were banned in the Haight-Ashbury area• - New group of “drop outs” that were less about the utopian

society

• The Two most important Non-San Francisco Bands

• The Doors• The Jimi Hendrix Experience

JIM MORRISON & THE DOORS

• Started as the House Band for – Whisky A Go-Go Club in LA• Signed with Elektra Records in 1966• The Doors (1967)• “Light My Fire” –

• Musical Style:• Blues-Based Rock• Narrow ranged Vocal lines• Use of Minor Keys to create dark sound• Lyrics based on Death, Violence, Darkness

• “LA Woman”

• Morrison plagued by addiction to alcohol and drugs• Suffered several legal and physical problems and

moved to Paris to recuperate• Died on July 3, 1971 from a heart attack• Buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE

• Not remembered for his singing• His only Top 40 hit – “All Along the Watchtower”

• One of the most influential figures in post-1968 Rock Guitar Styles.• Began his career by playing backup guitar for:• Little Richard• Ike & Tina Turner• Wilson Picket

• Hendrix traveled to England in 1966 and recruited Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell (drums) –formed “The Experience”• Scored several hits on the British charts:• “Purple Haze”

• Had his American Debut at The Monterrey Pop Festival of 1967

• Electric Ladyland (1968)• Several highly experimental works• Tape manipulation• Several songs are begun on one side and returned to on

the other side.• Jimi Hendrix died of a Barbiturate Overdose

(Aspirated)

• All Three J’s – Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison – Died between Sept. 18, 1970 and July 3, 1971

(all at the age of 27)