To shield herself from those outside expectations, Joplin started urging others to call her Pearl. “I’m tired of being Janis, call me Pearl,” she once explained.

Most of the time I am hiding. 13. "Pearl" is the name that Janis would have given herself, had she birthed and named herself; though you could say, through her music, Janis was reborn with every song.

Janis Joplin wasn't around when her second solo album, Pearl, was issued in January 1971. She wasn't around a few weeks later when it shot to No. 1, either. The singer had died of a heroin ...

On November 9, famed vocalist Janis Joplin will have her quadruple-platinum 1971 album Pearl re-released as a box set by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, which specializes in high-end reissues, in honor ...

Sisyphean task? Laura Joplin, who oversees her sister's estate, said the Search for Pearl could provide a fitting tribute. "We're not really looking for Janis or a Janis clone.

Janis Joplin&#151The Pearl Sessions&#151Available Everywhere Tuesday, April 17, 2012 On the occasion of Janis Joplin's birthday (January 19), Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the upcoming ...

"To replace her, my life has been a constant search for Pearl since then." Joplin first landed in San Francisco in 1963 but moved back to Texas after her career did not take off amid drug abuse.