One of Janis’ last performances with Big Brother and the Holding Company “Summertime”

One of Janis’ last performances with Big Brother and the Holding Company “Summertime” | Society Of Rock Videos

This video is incredibly rare, and one of a kind

This is one of the last performances Janis Joplin performed with Big Brother and the Holding Company, on the variety TV show “The Hollywood Palace“.

The way the Big Brother and the Holding Company backed her up, and carries her though the song with every note, really let Janis’ vocals shine.

Their solos, and bass lines were so powerful, yet quiet enough to not over power the true instrument of the songJanis’ chilling vocals.

We do need to give credit to the songs original composer here:

“Described as “without doubt … one of the finest songs the composer ever wroteGershwin’s highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of blacks in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century”.

With over 25,000 recordings of “Summertime” including covers by; Billie Holliday, Sam Cooke, The Marcels, and Billy Stewart… Janis really set herself apart. There was something so magical, and soothing about Janis’ voice. You can feel her passion, her love, and beauty coursing through her veins with every note she wailed.

Check the stunning performance below!

+Summertime lyrics below+

Summertime, time, time,
Child, the living’s easy.
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton, Lord,
Cotton’s high, Lord, so high.Your daddy’s rich
And your ma is so good-looking, baby.
She’s looking good now,
Hush, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby,
No, no, no, no, don’t you cry.
Don’t you cry!One of these mornings
You’re gonna rise, rise up singing,
You’re gonna spread your wings,
Child, and take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.
But until that morning
Honey, n-n-nothing’s going to harm you now,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Don’t you cry,
Cry.

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