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Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

ROWR Thekla (480x360)

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

The London-based songstress presents he impressive new promo for 'Red Mist'.

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Join Kasabian for a Alice In Wonderland themed tea party as we go behind-the-scenes on their NME cover shoot.

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Kai & Blaine hang out by the pool and reveal which new tracks they'll be playing at the festival.

Les Savy Fav Live Footage For Warp Films & ATP

Les Savy Fav Live Footage For Warp Films & ATP

Warp Films and ATP will take to the road over the next week with Brooklyn's Les Savy Fav for a unique UK theatrical tour 'One Night Only' - the show combines screenings of All Tomorrow’s Parties with live...

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Janis Joplin- Summertime (Cheap Thrills Recording Session)

Janis Joplin- Summertime (Cheap Thrills Recording Session) (02:18)

Janis and Big Brother and the Holding Company recording Summertime for their Columbia album Cheap Thrills. The album was released in late 1968 and sold over one million copies that year. Shortly after the release of...

Janis Joplin with Big Brother and The Holding Company - Summertime

Janis Joplin with Big Brother and The Holding Company - Summertime (10:23)

In one of the last performances Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company at "The Hollywood Palace" performing 'Summertime' & 'I Need A Man To Love'.

Combination of the Two - Janis Joplin - Big Brother H.C.

Combination of the Two - Janis Joplin - Big Brother H.C. (05:54)

Combination of the Two - Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Magic happened. They called it Freak Rock. This song is the best example of the genre. Combination of the Two: Peace and Love. Three...

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Big Brother & The Holding Company Biography

Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that 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. They are best known as the band that featured Janis Joplin as their lead singer. Their 1968 album Cheap Thrills is considered one of the masterpieces of the psychedelic sound of San Francisco; it reached number one on the Billboard charts, and was ranked number 338 in Rolling Stone's the 500 greatest albums of all time.

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Big Brother & The Holding Company's Best Songs

  • 1. Piece of My Heart
  • 2. Combination of the Two
  • 3. Summertime
  • 4. I Need a Man to Love
  • 5. Down on Me
  • 6. Ball and Chain
  • 7. Turtle Blues
  • 8. Oh, Sweet Mary
  • 9. Easy Rider
  • 10. Bye, Bye Baby
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Big Brother & The Holding Company Discography

Big Brother & The Holding Company albums.

  • Cheap Thrills - (CBS Records/GB)
  • Big Brother & The Holding Company - 09/1967 (Mainstream Records/US)

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