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Janis Joplin Personal Life: How many men has she dated

Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was a singer and songwriter from the United States. She was one of the most popular and well-known rock artists of her era, with powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and a “electric” stage presence.

In 1967, Joplin rose to notoriety after performing as the lead vocalist of the then-unknown San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Monterey Pop Festival.

How many men has Janis Joplin dated?

Even though the late singer never married before, she has been a relationship with a couple of men.

Among Janis Joplin‘s important male connections were those with Peter de Blanc. Country David (George) Niehaus, Joe McDonald (who wrote the song “Janis” at Joplin’s request), Kris Kristofferson, and Seth Morgan (from July 1970 until her death, when they were purportedly engaged).

She had connections with women as well. During her first visit to San Francisco in 1963, Joplin met and briefly lived with Jae Whitaker, a lady she met while playing billiards at the North Beach bar Gino & Carlo. Whitaker ended their connection due to Joplin’s hard drug use and other sexual encounters. Whitaker’s name was first associated with Joplin in 1999 when Alice Echols’ biography Scars of Sweet Paradise was published.

Joplin had an on-again, off-again romance with Peggy Caserta. They first met in November 1966, when Big Brother performed at The Matrix in San Francisco. Caserta was one of 15 persons in the audience, and she managed Mnasidika, a clothes business in Haight Ashbury at the time. Joplin visited her boutique about a month after Caserta’s concert and stated she couldn’t afford to buy a pair of pants on sale, instead asking for the first 50 cents on a $5 item.

Caserta was astounded that such a wonderful vocalist couldn’t buy a $5 item and offered her a free pair. For over a year, their friendship was strictly platonic. Caserta was in love with Big Brother guitarist Sam Andrew before it progressed to the next level, and travelled from San Francisco to New York somewhere in the first half of 1968 to be with him. He didn’t want a serious relationship, and Joplin understood Caserta’s dissatisfaction.

How many kids did Janis Joplin own?

The late Singer did not own any kid as of the time of her death.

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