 Publicity photo of Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Image by Albert B. Grossman. His management information is shown on the identical, autographed copy of the image., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Big Brother & The Holding CompanyBig Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company American rock band This article is about the music group. For their eponymous debut album, see Big Brother & the Holding Company (album). Big Brother and the Holding Company are an American rock band that was formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After some initial personnel changes, the band became well known with the lineup of vocalist Janis Joplin, guitarists Sam Andrew and James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin, and drummer Dave Getz. Their second album Cheap Thrills, released in 1968, is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic… (Source: Wikipedia)
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