Lost Joplin Tune

Cafe Society
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My girlfriend’s mom was a close friend of Janice Joplin. She swears that there is a recording of Joplin singing “The Star Spangled Banner”.

For the life of me, I cannot locate the album or the single.
And, just to head it off now, she hasn’t confused Joplin and Hendrix. Likewise, she’s not referring to Scott Joplin.

She’s certain that the music in Joplin’s song was acoustical. She is “pretty sure” that the song was on a commercial record, and not just a tape of the band warming up or whatever.

Have any of y’all seen or heard it?

-David

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Nope, but if your mom finds a copy I’ll send you my address!

Seriously, I’m not disputing your mom’s claim that the recording was made. But I’m 99.9% sure that it was never released.

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:slight_smile:

I’ll keep you in mind, belladonna.

And I’m starting to agree with you. I’m happy enough to believe that it was recorded, but I’m having serious doubts that it was released.

: sigh :

-David