Janis Joplin Music Tree



Janis Joplin

December 1961 to July 1962
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Janis Joplin
vocals, autoharp

The Waller Creek Boys

July 1962 to January 1963
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Janis Joplin  Lanny Wiggins  Powell St. John
vocals guitar/vocal harp

Janis Joplin

February 1963 to 1964
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Janis Joplin
vocals, autoharp

Janis Joplin & Jerry Kaukonen

January-April 1965

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Janis Joplin      Jorma Kaukonen
vocals guitar

Janis Joplin & the Dick Oxtott Jazz Band

January-April 1965

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Janis Joplin Dick Oxtott        x                 x                x
vocals tuba

Blue Yard Hill

July 1965 to August 1965

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Paul Ferrez  Sam Andrew     Peter Albin     David Eskerson   Chuck Jones
vocals, harp guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums

Big Brother & the Holding Co

September 1965 to November 1965 # 1

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               Sam Andrew       Peter Albin       David Eskerson     Chuck Jones
guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums

November 1965 to February 1966 # 2
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               Sam Andrew       Peter Albin      James Gurley   Chuck Jones       Donald Buchla
guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums synthesizer [01/1966]

February 1966 to March 1966 # 3
       
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 Ed Bogas      Sam Andrew     Peter Albin      James Gurley    David Getz
violin guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums

Janis Joplin

February-May 1966

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Janis Joplin
vocals, guitar

March 1966 to May 31, 1966 # 4

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               Sam Andrew    Peter Albin        James Gurley     David Getz         Lynn Hughes   Mary Ellen Simpson
guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums vocals vocals

Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Co

June 04, 1966 to December 01, 1968

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Peter Albin        James Gurley       David Getz
vocals, maracas, guitar/vocal bass/vocal guitar drums, tambourine

Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band

December 18, 1968 to January 1969 #1 aka The Band From Beyond

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Keith Cherry         Bill King        Marcus Doubleday   Terry Clements     Roy Markowitz
vocals, maracas guitar/vocal bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums, tambourine
February 1969 to February 14, 1969 # 2 aka The Band From Beyond aka Main Squeeze

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Brad Campbell      Richard Kermode     Terry Hensley     Terry Clements      Roy Markowitz
vocals, maracas guitar/vocal bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums, tambourine, guiro, claves
February 15, 1969 to May 1969 # 3 aka Main Squeeze

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Brad Campbell      Richard Kermode     Terry Hensley     Terry Clements      Roy Markowitz  Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers
vocals, maracas guitar/vocal bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums baritone sax, tambourine, guiro, claves
June 1969 to June 19, 1969 # 4

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Brad Campbell      Richard Kermode     Terry Hensley     Terry Clements      Maury Baker    Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers
vocals, maracas guitar/vocal bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums baritone sax tambourine, guiro, claves
June 20, 1969 to July 18, 1969 # 5

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Janis Joplin   Sam Andrew       Brad Campbell      Richard Kermode     Luis Gasca        Terry Clements   Lonnie Castille   Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers
vocals, maracas guitar/vocal bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums baritone sax tambourine, guiro, claves
August 1969 to December 19, 1969 #6

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Janis Joplin  John Till       Brad Campbell      Richard Kermode     David Woodward     Terry Clements   Lonnie Castille    Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers
vocals, maracas guitar bass organ trumpet tenor sax drums baritone sax, tambourine, guiro, claves

Janis Joplin with the Butterfield Blues Band

March 28, 1970

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Janis Joplin Mike Bloomfield     Rod Hicks          Mark Naftalin     Steve Madaio    Paul Butterfield      Gene Dinwiddle   Trevor Lawrence   George Davidson
vocals guitar bass organ trumpet harmonica soprano & tenor sax baritone sax drums

Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Co

April 04, & April 12, 1970

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Janis Joplin  Nick Gravenites    Peter S. Albin      Mike Finnigan     James Gurley      Sam Andrew         David Getz      David Schallock
vocals, maracas vocals bass organ guitar guitar drums guitar

Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band

April 1970 to October 03, 1970

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Janis Joplin  John Till         Brad Campbell       Ken Pearson       Richard Bell      Clark Pierson
vocals, maracas guitar, vocals bass organ piano drums

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