When Janis Joplin Met the 13th Floor Elevators | Poetic Wax
This is the story of when Janis Joplin was asked to join psychedelic rock pioneers The 13th Floor Elevators. Today, we explore this little discussed piece of music history, delving into the context behind the ask and why Joplin responded as she did. We’ll look at Janis’s first trek to San Francisco in the early to mid 1960s, her return to Texas in 1965, and the benefit concert the two artists played together that led to the big ask. And we’ll wrap up by dissecting her response and the reasoning behind declining it.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Janis Joplin’s Mid 60s Journey to San Francisco
2:20 Joplin’s Return to Texas in ’65
3:14 The Early Days of the 13th Floor Elevators
5:16 The Big Ask
6:20 Behind Joplin’s Response
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