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    • Jun 4, 1966
    Janis Joplin arrives in San Francisco, where she is destined to become a major star. Her 1970 recording of "Me And Bobby McGee" gains ranking among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"
    Oct 2, 1966
    Several hundred hippies protest the criminalization of LSD with a Love Pageant Rally in San Francisco's Panhandle Park. Janis Joplin, who will record "Me And Bobby McGee," drinks cheap wine at the event's periphery
    Jun 17, 1967
    Country-rock innovators The Byrds appear at the historic Monterey Pop Festival in California. The bill for the second day also includes Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Al Kooper and Booker T. & The MG's, among others
    Nov 11, 1967
    Bob Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman, signs Janis Joplin to a management contract. During their association, she records "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked in a Country Music Foundation publication among country's 500 greatest singles
    Feb 1, 1968
    Janis Joplin signs with Columbia Records as a member of Big Brother & Holding Company. For the label, she records "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked in a Country Music Foundation book among country's 500 greatest singles
    Apr 27, 1968
    A fan steals Janis Joplin's cape in a backstage incident. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" is destined to be named one of country's 500 all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 20, 1968
    Janis Joplin records "Piece Of My Heart." The song is eventually remade as a country hit by Faith Hill
    Oct 23, 1968
    Johnny Cash performs at Carnegie Hall in New York. In the audience are Bob Dylan, Judy Collins and Janis Joplin
    Mar 16, 1969

    CBS-TV's "The Ed Sullivan Show" highlights a small group of Nashville-based musicians: Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer. Also on the show: Ed Ames and Janis Joplin

    Aug 16, 1969
    The Grateful Dead covers "Mama Tried" during the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York, while Country Joe McDonald does "Heartaches By The Number," "Ring Of Fire" and "Tennessee Stud." The day's lineup also boasts Creedence Clearwater Revival and Janis Joplin
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