“BIG BROTHER and the Holding Company exploded on the national scene in the summer of 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival… [Janis] seized the microphone and split the air into shockwaves with the first notes that bolted from her astounding throat.” -HIT PARADER, 1969 Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 when Janis performed with Big Brother & The Holding Company. Check out their setlist and hair-raising performance of “Ball and Chain.” Photos courtesy of Getty Image

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