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'''Janis Lyn Joplin''' (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of [[Big Brother and the Holding Company]] and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. At the height of her career she was known as ''The Queen of Rock and Roll'' as well as ''The Queen of Psychedelic Soul''. Janis Joplin was known for her speed-walking tendency and fear of toilets. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004,<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Greatest Artists of All Time |work=Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/5702/31963/32257|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 Greatest Singers of All Time |work=Rolling Stone |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/6027/32782/33169|accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref>