Janis Joplin with Big Brother and The Holding Company - Summertime & I Need A Man To Love

One of the last performances Janis Joplin did with Big Brother and the Holding Company. On the Saturday night variety TV show "The Hollywood Palace" (11/2/68).
Performing the songs "Summertime" and "I Need A Man To Love."

[@MickeyFlipper]

Don Adams wasn't expecting Janis to give him an intellectual response. He was definitely thrown off by how brilliant she actually was.

[@keefek]

Janis is one of the most brilliant and soulful performers ever to take to the stage. Good lord, how can we even compare her to anyone? She is the best.

[@staceydavis8318]

There is no comparison and likely never will be. 1 of a kind is just that!

[@aldarizzo8050]

Janis makes me cry and smile, all at the same time

[@Jamestele1]

Ditto!

[@fdalkjfdsalkj]

janis improvises so much that every live performance of this song is completely different. thanks janis....

[@woodledog]

She never should have left that band. What an explosive sound.

[@michaeloleary1867]

I agree!

[@apriltorres3684]

Janis succeeded very well with the group " Big Brother" but she also needed to expand newer musical horizons and could only do so by leaving Big Brother. I really enjoyed her second band " Kozmic Blues" but the audience and even the rock star magazine " Rolling Stone" were just brutal in their opinions of the new band. The band did have many problems with the constant changing of group members and Janis's ever looming alcohol and drug addictions. Sam had left " Big Brother" to join Janis's new group and he also was struggling with drug addictions. Once Janis had quit the band to try and clean up from the drug and alcohol problems, she formed a new band called the "Full Tilt Boogie Band". I believe this band was just the right combination for her and everything seemed to be going well until her sudden death from drug's. I will admit that the song " Me and Bobby McGee" was totally overated and overplayed !! Janis had sang a different version at "Thread Gills Bar" in Texas and it had a more lost on the road feeling. I'm not really sure how else to explain it. When the album "Pearl" was released posthumously in 1971, the song had to much of a organ sound it's not nearly as good as the one at Thread Gills. The song that really would have hit the chart's would have been the song " Buried Alive in The Blue's". Janis was to record the vocals on Sunday Oct 4, 1970, but she had died much earlier in the day ( 1:30 AM to be exact ). I got a chance to see "Big Brother" after Janis death and yes they were still quite good. The female vocalist at the time was Michelle Bastin and I got to hear what the vocals would have been for "Buried Alive in The Blue's" and holy cow it was just fabulous !! So yes Big Brother was a good band but with two guitar players and one drummer it needed more in terms of musical instruments. Long Live Janis ✌️

[@user-oe1vr9ti6r]

This would be a monumental work on the history of rock and roll. It is needless to say that the singing of Janis Joplin is remarkably excellent. And we mustn't neglect the existence of twin guitars. Two guitar players were making nice and long melody's fugue that any rock and roll guitar player could not invent. I don't doubt that they learned a kind of baroque music or something. Therefore, this summer time has become an amazing excellent tune as same as a stair way to heaven of Led zeppelin. This will keep on striking our hearts for long long timeｓ.

[@nrgeist]

I always thought Sam (and yes--may he rest in peace) and the others in Big Brother were one of the most underrated bands of the sixties--Janis just stole the spotlight, but DAMN!! They were f**ling red hot! Remember seeing them at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara not long after Monterrey Pop and being blown away...

[@FanOfJanis]

nick geist - Absolutely, totally agree, Nick!! Big Brother was the hottest Haight-Ashbury band back in The Day, far and away. Sure, The Jefferson Airplane were the most famous. Certainly, The Grateful Dead (who I saw about 24 times in the 1970s!!) were the most iconic. However, Big Brother was the hottest! You heard about 20 seconds of any song by them, and you KNEW it was Big Brother! How many bands can say that? James Gurley was known as THE psychedelic guitarist before you-know-who hit the scene. Big Brother was amazing! With Janis, they were beyond iconic. Yes, agree with you all the way. Others agree with us too, you'd be surprised to know. Peace & Joy

[@sammyscotch9945]

@@FanOfJanis most of the san francisco bands felt Gurley was #1. Who "came on the scene"?

[@Rhyolyn1]

@@sammyscotch9945 Hendrix

[@dailyflash]

@@sammyscotch9945 Jerry Garcia, John Cipollina, Steve Miller, Jorma, and more I'm forgetting

[@Jamestele1]

Amen. They were great!

[@SuperRobza]

janis's voice and the two guitars make this a classic

[@msmirandagirl]

The greatest white female blues singer ever! I was blessed to hear her perform live twice!!

[@SoniaSantanabrasitalia]

You were lucky!!! Great! I love Janis!

[@ThePassionOfTheMarc]

In the summer of 1986 (I was 15 or 16) I bought two albums at the local Goodwill for a dollar, Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Axis Bold as Love' and Big Brother and the Holding Company's 'Cheap Thrills'. Axis is pretty much one of my favorite albums but Joplin singing 'Summertime' is my all time favorite version of this song. So much conviction in her voice.

[@kelvinriordan5833]

Hey Ragnar, Bought Cheap thrills the moment it hit Australia in 68 .I was 16 and it was my first album and soon after also had Axis....both oldies but absolute gold!!

[@spmoran4703]

Janis was one of the women that paved the way for the women vocalists in the blues, rock and metal world .

[@battistaleone8388]

...and not only the women, the men too

[@bobkindel]

This is a masterpiece...it's just there.

[@HireAllDas]

My favorite female vocalist, it gives me freaking chills, very few people can do that to me, A handful at the most.

[@nancystarr8409]

Omg! I can't believe I ran across this. I was there with my parents when I was a kid. Talk about lucky! She blew everyone away.

[@TeePole59]

Absolutely the most haunting tune/guitar duet ever put on vinyl.

[@TheShyPieGuy]

I honestly love Janis, she is far and away my favorite rock n roll singer ever!

[@notoriouslizw]

the dual guitars are so good! Great band, great voice!

[@alecsmith4894]

This has to be one of the most amazing live performances of Summertime that I have ever heard her sing.

[@326cher]

I grew up in the right era, but now that makes me old!

[@sammyscotch9945]

I, like you am old

[@digius2]

It's just beyond comprehension how good this chic was. And to see her perform is a dream come true, thanx to You Tube & sdpt

[@3v1l4ur4]

the late 60's had such AMAZING music with feeling to it!

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

Many of those so-called singers we hear on the radio today could learn a lot by watching Janis!

[@TheRealBKZ]

For people who think sampling old classics like this is wrong. Think again! I discovered this band through Eminem as he sampled this song in Rock Bottom. And since then I have become a huge fan of Big Brother and the Holding Company. I started buying all of their albums (still got few more to get). So with only one sample, I was exposed to true raw talent. I personally feel that music transcends the concept of property. Once you create something, its for all of us to enjoy and appreciate. Thanks

[@jowon64]

BEST blues singer EVER!!!!!!!!

[@jeffreal149]

This is too good and I don't know what to do about it. Beyond music, way beyond

[@camilanadine123]

Nobody, nobody has ever, ever sung or sings like Janis Joplin. Nobody.

[@SingularityScience]

Feel like just hit Rock Bottom- 2 masterpieces

[@koolmusica]

It was great being able to discover new BBHC material. I absolutely love this band

[@PackedFunk]

I remember this show well, The Hollywood Palace. A weekly show with guest host. Classsic Joplin performance. No one had the vocal abilities to sing this song except Janis Joplin.

[@patarana1]

tienes razon es la mejor no hay nadie como janis

[@IH8COMERCIALRNB]

Wow, This is why Janis was the queen. Amazing.

[@john4e]

Did you see that audience? And Janis still cranked out one of her rawest, purest and most amazing performances! Wow... take me back. Thanks for this posting!

[@robyanez9653]

Along with Janis.....Sam had a very soulful strong voice. Rest in peace Sam!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

True but I only see Peter singing

[@FanOfJanis]

I will love this woman as long as I am sentient. My favorite singer. Rest in peace, Janis.

[@JoseMaria-js6bx]

Janis joplin e' sem dúvida a maior cantora que o mundo conheceu. Ela e' simplesmente maravilhosa

[@maurygrimm]

My favorite song of all time, and her rendition is the BEST!

[@dimitriheemskerk8645]

It’s that remarkable voice!!!!!

[@weezybfree]

One of my favorite JJ performances

[@rudyconforti787]

Big Bro & the Holding Co. That was her best band! Don Adams?!!

[@weezybfree]

Definitely the best !

[@arthurpussy]

sounds almost black doesnt she , and i am not being racist my wifes asian

[@thisislogout]

I like how Janis' response to Don's request to elaborate on her quote in a magazine. She is very intelligent and completely puts to shame all the critics of her time (and today). Janis was very beautiful and is VERY missed. Thank You, Janis for the gifts you gave us in beauty and song! Thanks to the guys in Big Brother & THC for the awesome musicianship!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

They were also heroin users (Gurley and Andrews)

[@tcald52]

This takes me right down memory lane...I must be telling my age...love it..

[@BrightLibra]

That bass line.... dang. Rock has such deep roots in so many very basic forms of music, it is Jazz at it's real soul it is Jazz.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Bass Peter Albin...still playing today

[@harvey1954]

Two Telecasters and a Jazz Bass ! Never knew the Holding company was on Hollywood Palace. This was as far out as the Palace ever got. I would love to see the episodes with the Mothers of Invention and the Fugs.

[@warehambr]

I was a college student at the time and for me what put this song over the top to be one of my favorites of all time was the guitar duet by James Gurley and Sam Andrew.

[@loucamelo2]

She was perfect, her voice damn.

[@kevinwilson7762]

One of the all time greats what a great time to live thru

[@khalood1111]

watched it 3 times already,and still not enough

[@ChrisJimenez2010]

you're me and im you

[@rickkuhn]

I love how the close-ups ALWAYS miss who's taking the guitar lead.

[@allisontercero2638]

Lol, true

[@gogoyubari366]

Isn't that great!

[@amargeaux]

I LOVE the song, summertime!!! There's just so much passion and sorrow. You can hear it in both the songs. you can almost feel all the things she wsa going through being a star.

[@zodiacflower]

child you're livin easy....don't you cry. just simply beautiful, emotion.

[@heavyrunner9]

I was in high school then. The first "big" concert I ever went to was to see Janis at Cobo Hall, even though it was 300 miles from the little resort town in northern Michigan where I lived. My girlfriend had a Mustang with a 425 cu in V8 and we stormed down to Detroit to see Janis. But she was with Kosmic Blues Band by then. She never should have left Big Brother. They had a unique sound that will always be Janis's trademark sound.

[@poeticjune]

Child spread your wings and take to the sky....Awesome tune Janis & the Big Brothers jammed

[@ZoranJoplin]

The best performance of Summertime and I Need A Man to Love I've ever heard!!!! Just awesome... I felt really great watching this!

[@tomterahedrob]

wow profound guitar playing&Janis this is a tune Ididnt just hear ,i REALIZED it.thanks!

[@arjaya]

The tone and theme of the music is amazing. Everything is so awesome true music chemistry!

[@DA90027]

I was only about 10 when she died wish I could have been a bit older to really appreciate her.

[@riviswim]

Janice WAS the psychedelic '60's... with the Blues!!! This will take you back... guaranteed!!!

[@tomterahedrob]

man!when music had a soul! its good to see so many people today recognize a soulfull talent.timeless

[@staceydavis8318]

Phenomenal performance by both Janis and Big Brother

[@tomterahedrob]

oh wow the guitar solo!this tune has depth!

[@chetmcgee]

i remember when this album first came out in fall of '68, turned me into a janis fanatic back in high school daze, remember just as clearly, like it was weeks or months ago not 37 YEARS ago, where'd the time go, the way of janis, bennies & dexies, reds & yellows, freedom & all the other values we lost along the way to here, and where are we now?

[@emoSnake]

Oh my god. I love her. I have no words for ist. She's the best. ♥

[@tomterahedrob]

back then there were musicians like this real craftsmen+women of music

[@tomterahedrob]

SOUL wrenching guitar playing!his guitar is singing!

[@candelite10]

Janis and Mahaila Jackson have the best versions of "Summertime".

[@michaeloleary1867]

Love it!!!

[@leahflower9924]

As a woman I think Janis and tina Turner were the best they skipped trying to be cutesy and just sang dirty like a man would lol

[@Zeriouslly]

Thanks so much for posting this video - I bought Cheap Thrills when it first came out and played it to death, and always wondered what they looked like playing live. Janis of course had an amazing voice, and I have always felt that her best work was done with Big Brother. 5 Stars!! And Don Adams introducing them - unbelieveable...

[@meme0182]

My favorite guitar solo ever........

[@riviswim]

Janice IS the Psychedelic '60's... with the Blues!!! T

[@riviswim]

Janice WAS the psychaleic '60's... with the Blues!!! This will take you back!!!

[@FanOfJanis]

Agree with you 100%. The only thing that I dare to tell you back is that I still think that she's amazing ... all these years later. Have a great weekend, man. Peace.

[@cosmicjohn09]

bluesy and cool. with a hint of jazz. great performance,great vid. very straight looking audience ha ha . CJ.

[@mommyofdakota]

Big Brother And the holding Company STILL ROCKS! They still tour... still sound AMAZING! Check out their other youtube videos. The best 60's band, Ever.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Sadly Sam and James died around 2017, both in their 70s

[@Vortigern99]

Yes, the solos are exactly, note for note like the album version. The music is on playback while Janis is singing live. This was the way it was done on TV in the late 60s.

[@unbornchildofsatan]

the great ones shine so brightly accross the sky, then are gone! rest in peace janis for the world is a darker place since you left us.....in the brief time you soared so many lives were touched by your presence! you will never be forgotten nor replaced!

[@PackedFunk]

I remember that show. The Hollywood Palace from '68. WOW! Great performance.

[@marcelopennakagaya]

Janis Joplin is unique! Definitely, one of the greatest singers of all times! Unfortunately, she left us too young, died of drug overdose aged only 27 years old... Soo sad... However, certainly, she'll live on forever in our memories!

[@Longshotsblues]

Lord have Mercy. That's all I can gather. The SOUL of the BLUES.

[@Mosey410]

Thought she was playing over a backing track at first . Timing is perfect , Janis is like a banshee. The solo probably peeled the paint off the walls . Tragic and magic , incredible performance .

[@tcsclean]

What a talent, we are graced by the good in life for a little while, she had her problems, but she had the gift, the divine universe shares the beauty for just a short time and the pain forever.

[@sandatucson]

THANK YOU! What a treasure for all of Janis' fans! THANK YOU!

[@NoRosesForMe]

She fkn nailed this song here. Its so perfect. (Summertime) I read that ....whatshisface.....the Get Smart bastard....really hurt Janis with his comments and she was in tears backstage. Hollywood is no place for tender souls.

[@parriaga]

Happy Birthday Janis! RIP

[@nom8er]

Seen em' (,cept'n Janis of course), in St. Cloud , Mn. about 8 years ago @ the "PP5".Front row seat ! Talked to the band after the show and even got the marque that was outside the "PP" sighned by BB@THC, they played like they were kids, spot on. Beautiful!

[@Lardinho78]

Janis at her very best. Simply unequalled.

[@jesscharger]

Wow! Thanks for the upload! I didn't expect a whole second song and to get to hear her talk. This is a great video! love Janis! She had an energy like no other. So pure and genuine in spirit, and SO down-in-it in her music. She gave her all.

[@patarana1]

excelente, una de las mejores versiones

[@Delicioushashbrowns]

One of my favorite performances. I love this.

[@jbooks888]

The way she sings this song has me floating on a cloud around my bedroom!

[@veisbeer]

This song is just perfect

[@sammyscotch9945]

Janis, James and Sam are gone but Dave and Peter are still playing and sounding great

[@Vickivancouver]

The definitive, "Summertime"..from the heart and NO lip syncing. So bittersweet to see this on the 40th anniversary of her death. I still see the image of Cass Elliott with her mouth hanging open when she first heard Janis...the woman was sheer magic. Thankfully, we have these videos and recordings..the voice will live forever.

[@andygeorge1712]

the band were one of the best

[@warehambr]

Unfortunately I live on the east coast and didn't have that opportunity. They were probably my favorite band and I was very disappointed when they split. I did see her with Full Tilt Boogie and BBHC in New York with Gravenites. You can see from the footage of them at Monterey doing Combination of the 2 that she was really excited by the sounds BBHC was making, especially James Gurley. I get so tired of people dissing that band!

[@Tchaikovsky31]

Este é sem dúvidas o melhor vídeo que a Janis nos deixou. Eternamente a maior cantora do Rock and Roll e uma das grandes do Blues.

[@LIE11Bldg7]

Epic Priceless But ultimately educational very groovy thank you Janice

[@badguitar5653]

RIP Sam. And thanks.

[@jessalainn]

Like Janis Joplin once said about Southeast Texas, ' I was the only person I ever knew'. I know exactly what she means, I felt the same

[@luge53boy]

Look at all the suits in the audience--amazing

[@yyzonian]

Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Saw Janice at the Okeefe centre back in about 1969/70. The place wasnt full, we were up in the balcony and after the first song she called everyone down to the floor seats to enjoy it more. Spectacular!

[@SignorinaSofia]

some people say that i look like her ...she is a goddess, i simply adore her...

[@biannwilmer27]

'...I need a man to loooooooooooove..' Beautiful.