The chorus of “Me and Bobby McGee” goes: “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose / Nothin,’ don’t mean nothin’ hon’ if it ain’t free, no, no.” That’s what I wanted.

While "Me and Bobby McGee" has warbled through many a famous throat, Janis Joplin made the tune her own with her 1971 rendition.

Just days before Janis Joplin died from a suspected heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, the legendary singer-songwriter breathed new life into a now enduring classic, “Me and Bobby McGee ...

After her death, her J-45 was given to close friend and collaborator Bob Neuwirth, who taught her Bobby McGee and co-wrote with her Mercedes Benz. Add a Show Listing MUSIC ...

She formally recorded “Me and Bobby McGee” in September 1970. It was released in January 1971. Between those two dates, the singer died of a heroin overdose.

But Bobby, as we came to know him/her, depended on another Texan, Janis Joplin. ... He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville.

Afterward, I sang the best rendition of "Me and Bobby McGee" I could muster through my tears. Of all the songs, that's what came to mind. Kris Ann loved that song and always requested I sing it at ...

How ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ performed compared to other Janis Joplin songs. Joplin’s version of “Me and Bobby McGee” was released in 1971, the year following her death.