Texas Music Matters featuring Janis Joplin

From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
Length: 57:31

Texas Music Matters revisits an award-winning documentary honoring "The Queen of Rock and Roll and Psychedelic Soul" Janis Joplin. Join Kris Kristofferson, Tracy Nelson of Mother Earth, and some of those closest to Janis during her days growing up in Texas for an exclusive one hour documentary-- “Piece of My Heart: the Story of Janis Joplin”. Hosted by David Brown and produced by the award-winning Texas Music Matters team at KUT Austin. Read the full description.

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Playing: Texas Music Matters featuring Janis Joplin
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Janis_joplin_small This is the Texas Music Matters hour-long broadcast for the week beginning Friday June 24, 2011 hosted by veteran public radio journalist David Brown and produced by the award-winning music journalism unit at KUT Austin

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This is the Texas Music Matters hour-long broadcast for the week beginning Friday June 24, 2011 hosted by veteran public radio journalist David Brown and produced by the award-winning music journalism unit at KUT Austin