On October 15th 1968 the album "Cheap Thrills", by Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring "Summertime", "Piece Of My Heart" and the mind-blowing vocals of Janis Joplin, was certified Gold.
On this day in 1968 the album 'Cheap Thrills', by Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring "Summertime", "Piece Of My Heart" and the mind-blowing vocals of Janis Joplin, was certified Gold.
Big Brother & The Holding Company were an established rock band prior to Janis Joplin fronting them, and in June of 1966 when she auditioned for the band, things didn’t gel instantly.