How Janis Joplin Inspired Tom Petty's No. 1 Hit 'The Waiting' in 1981

As for the lyrics, Petty credited another music legend, Janis Joplin, with sparking the initial idea. Years before, Joplin ...
American Songwriter

57 Years Ago, a “Singing Bellhop” Was the First To Record This Kris Kristofferson Masterpiece (Later Immortalized by Janis Joplin)

Roger Miller was the first artist to record "Me and Bobby McGee" on May 16, 1969. His version reached No. 12 on the country ...

Discover the Soulful Gospel Roots of Janis Joplin's 1968 Hit 'Piece of My Heart'

Janis Joplin is one of the artists who defined the Woodstock era of rock and roll. She and her band, Big Brother and the Holding Company — prototypical hippies of the now-legendary Haight-Ashbury ...

Kris Kristofferson wrote this classic song before Janis Joplin made it a No. 1 hit

The unexpected origins of Kris Kristofferson's classic song its inspiration, and how Janis Joplin's powerful cover made it a ...
American Songwriter

This 1981 Tom Petty Classic Was Inspired by a Passing Comment by Janis Joplin (Despite What Roger McGuinn Says)

Tom Petty had Janis Joplin to thank for his 1981 hit track, "The Waiting". Or maybe it was Roger McGuinn from The Byrds.