I was lucky enough to stand at the foot of the stage while she tore her heart out and handed it to the audience, with each and every song. She took us through intense pain, heart ache and loss and we were broken right along with her. There was no way to thank her enough for huge gift she gave us. Some things make it worth being 70. This is one of them.

I love how she walks out like she’s nervous, destroys the place, makes history, changes the way women sing rock ‘n’ roll for all time, and darts happily offstage.

Watching Mama Cass watching Janis Joplin is priceless. Both died way too young.

No auto tune, no computers, raw and unfiltered Janice tipping her heart out on the stage.

I was there. My very first concert. No one expected this out of that little hippy chick. GOAT for sure.

man... people talk about 'wearing your heart on your sleeve.' Janis 'wore her *Soul* on her sleeve!'

When you got Mama Cass in awe, you know you're doing it right.

It's insane to me that she only became famous in her last 3 years of life, and yet her fame has outlasted her entire lifetime twice over. Three years in the public eye, and people are still getting their minds blown by her 52 years later... That's how absurdly good she was.

Janis didn’t simply sing; she carried us into the songs.

This is why we say today’s music cannot compare to yesteryear 🌺

One of the best performances ever. You know you're doing something right if you can shock Mama Cass.

Watching you EMPATHIZE & literally FEEL Janis’s pain as she’s singing is AMAZING!!

This was the first time people heard Janice that's why Mama Cass is so shocked .Janice signed Her first contract at Monterey Pop after this performance .What this video is A record of the moment a Star being born . Nobody will ever give as much as Janice gave in every performance She will never be forgotten . Big brother holding company also deserve respect they were the perfect match .

Janis had me tearing up, people..you could feel the hurt in that performance. Amazing.

This performance is what made Janis the blues rock star that she still is today. Everyone and every camera was on Janis!

Janis Joplin was voted "the ugliest guy" in high school and spent her younger years being bullied and harassed constantly for the way she looked. Turns out she grew into herself nicely. Her blues was real as it gets.

This is the one that’s everything about Janis: hard driving, strong--but that little hop she does at the end when she picks up her bracket...light at heart...😊💕

Omg how could that not move anybody. That was live! No auto-tune involved. We lost a hero when she died

She wasn't what our society classifieds as a classic Beauty but when she performs she becomes transformed into a rock goddess. She was one of a kind.

Janis was incredible! I was lucky enough to see her in 1969. I am happy that we have the technology to be able to watch her performance today. Tears in my soul. Love you, Janis.

The woman in the audience is Cass elliot.she was a fantastic singer with the momma's and the Poppa's

That was Mama Cass in the audience and she said it all “Wow!”

Hey India!! Janis Joplin, Queen of blues rock!! Ball and Chain! Love your look India!!

Janice was mesmerizing. She was singing out and through the pain she carried around throughout her life. She was one of a kind.

I saw in a documentary that she got voted "Most uglyest man in school" at her high school. How people can be so mean I cannot believe. It is no wonder she sang the blues.

Her smile at 6:17....she knew she nailed it. A truly special talent.

She gave it all !!!! Janice will always be an UNBELIEVABLE TALENT... FANTASTIC!!!

No one else sang with the emotion and feeling that Janis did. You could feel every word pierce your soul and leave an indelible mark you carry forever.

Right? I'm 63 and Miss Janice always has and always will reduce me to tears. Rest in peace dearest one. :')

Her voice shreds to your soul. Unreal. Hearing her again for the first time.

I saw her live at Woodstock August 1969 (and Joe Cocker) My older sister got me in. I was 9-years-old and I’ll never forget her singing and Joe Cocker singing.

She 100% left it all out on that stage !!! ...👏 Legendary PERFORMANCE sung by a legendary singer

Real Talent, singing about real life, from the heart. RIP Janis. Drugs kill without discrimination.

This woman suffered so much in her life and she let all of her pain out when she would sing. I wish more singers would do that.

Enjoy your reactions...I can tell you like Janis. It's so good to see some of the younger generations finding her and appreciating her wonderful voice. It is a MUST that you listen to her album Pearl. Her nickname was Pearl. This album was released after her death and, IMO, some of her best. The album is AMAZING. It will be 50 yrs ago Oct 4th that she died. He would have been 77...Wow! She was one of a kind.

Simply powerful, jagged, naked, ripped right into the soul; delivering a mind boggling incredibly human internal reality of feeling trapped and suffering from projection and control .

Never anyone like Janis, before or since. The only woman to truly give every bit of her soul. Even Tina wadn't this intense!

I love how Mama Cass was just in awe of Janis LOL. Janis is the GOAT! She blows away others when it comes to emoting the songs she sings. She comes at it with everything in her. She transform the songs, gives them life and sends them out into the world for us to hear in hopes that it affects us as much as it does her. Gone way too soon, Janis and Mama Cass RIP.

One of the most beautiful singing voices ever. Chills you to the bone, and shreds your soul.

It’s really heart warming to see someone truly appreciating music in the way that you do! Demonstrates somebody with a good soul!

Reading the lips of Mama Cass at the end......priceless: "Wow! Wow, that was really heavy!" Says it all, really. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Janis always poured her heart and soul into her singing, she blew everyone away

There will never be another voice like Janis. Often replicated, never duplicated

I react to her the same way every time I hear her! I got to see her in concert shortly before she died. I sat there with my jaw dropped the whole time. She was a force of nature!

The first time I heard her sing, the song was Summertime. Her voice is like a raw wound. I don't know if anyone could convey pain quite like Janis. You should definitely check out Summertime and Maybe

Im almost crying watching you almost crying...Janis is by far one of my favorites...introduced to me by my dad, who also loved her. Now when i go tend his grave, I always play him some Janis. You get it...and I love you for that!! great reaction!

Watching your honest, deeply felt responses makes me feel like I’m hearing the song for the first time again. Your reactions are so genuine and honest - funny how watching someone else’s responses can make the watcher share the experience. Thanks India.

The Pearl Janis Joplin even after all these years She is still the Queen of Rockin Roll. 1967 Monterey Pop Festival

this is my fav Janis performance-it's all the hurt in the world wrapped up in a song-RIP Pearl

She lived the blues. India. Merry Christmas.

There is a reason that people see her as a genius. Heart, soul and her full body went into every performance. Oh and the lady in the crowd with the sunglasses getting her mind blown is none other than Mama Cass Elliott who knew a thing or two about singing.

Pearl was an angel, saw her 3 times , truly professional on time performance gave it all and walked away RIP

Oh she ever wanted was to be loved for herself I believe that comes through in every song that she sings

"I meet a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away"

Just a quick 'Love you, India!' from The Netherlands... Love you!

That is Cass Eliot they are showing reacting to Janis. She is another tremendous voice of the era. She was in the group called The Mamas and the Papas.

Netflix had a documentary called "little girl blue'' i cried the whole time for her.

LITTLE GIRL BLUE- JANIS JOPLIN My all time favorite song from her!!!!

Perfect reaction to one of the finestand hottest singers of that generations. She has a way of tearing your heart out! My generation had the very best.

Great singer put all out .miss you Janice

If the tears aren't coming to your eyes, you're not hearing her!

My mom was on her way to this concert and got into a car accident & ended up in the hospital. To this day I think missing Janis live is one of her regrets.

love me some Janis !! you can tell she felt every song she sang !! a lot of her songs were a mix of rock and the blues and soul !! her music is still influencing people today !!!

Thanks, that made me cry. She was one of a kind.

So much emotion. She had some tough experiences in Texas starting out as a singer. Janis said Bessie Smith was a big influence.

That woman's power and emotion just brought a tear to my eye! God, I miss the days of such talented performers.

At this very same concert both Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding each did one of their greatest performances. At this, The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi's performance of "Wild Thing" is still shocking to this day. Otis Redding's beautiful performance "Try A Little Tenderness" is the best live version he ever recorded. Days long gone.

I love this performance from Janis!! Pure power and energy. And mama Cass reaction tops it's off💙

We’re not worthy- she is one of the greats❤️❤️❤️❤️

On another place one wrote: her Voice is cutting like a chain saw through your heart and soul. It‘s one of the best definitions I’ve ever heard.

Janis was one of those people who didn’t just sing the Blues she inhabited it and she sang like every note and emotion is torn out of her, She understood the Blues and put her all into it, Very few artists of that time could emotionally connect with the Blues and her Audience quite like her, She experienced the Blues in her real off stage life she was an artist taken far too young from music and we were a lot poorer for her passing.

You gave Janis so much respect it was a pleasure to watch x

Gives me chills every time I hear this live recording You can almost actually hear Mama Cass say “Wow!” at the end.

Janis Joplin cant go wrong great tunes

This woman gave us all her gift, I feel blessed to have heard her sing. RIP!

I'm 57 and I still get an emotional reaction to this vocal performance. Still chills up my spine.

Amplified blues. Love Janis and the absolutely amazing Big MAMA Thornton . Big MAMA is very underrated . And another amazing blues artist Victoria Spivey real stories of pain . Spider Webs is a sad song about drug abuse in the 1920s yes the 20's.

“ I heard a human voice who sang like no one else, I heard a proud Lady singing loud. Lived her life like she liked, didn’t give a damn. But soon she found she was underground and wasted. I watched her hitting notes as she strutted stage, her body shook... oh she did her stuff. She’d scream and quake, give and take...maybe just too much... if you take the smooth you gotta take the rough... Heroes End - Judas Priest

Wow Mama Cass was blowed away by Janice's performance. Awesome video. Great reaction. Janice ... legendary.

New subscriber to your channel! I love Janis Joplin! I'm from the 50's,so I would listen to her, and Jimi Hendrix the doors, and all that good music. The blues, jazz,soul! That's where it's at! I used to be, or still am, an old hippie! And there's music from Janis Joplin uncut's that nobody's heard you can find it on KZfaq. It's great, and I love Stevie Ray Vaughan great blue's....besides BB King, and James Brown which I love, and Marvin Gaye my goodness I can go on and on. You know your music well for being so young! 👍🏽❤⚘

She felt the music deep in her soul and shook our souls

You can play Janis anytime Dear. Otis Redding was there at Monterey as well. My real introduction to Soul music. Haven't looked back since. Thx for sharing and not making me feel so lonely.

One of the most Iconic performances ever, thanks for sharing

One of the most emotional songs I've ever heard. It was my mother's favorite singer. She used to dress like her LOL. I've been a fan since I was about 12. Thank you for this my mom's been on my mind lately so this was cool

when Janis sings god stops whatever hes doing until the song is over

Loved Janis Joplin and her music !

My sweet little Janis Joplin she is an incredible singer with so much emotion and passion in her voice. Nobody can match her with a delivery from her soul and heart.

Wyśpiewała i wykrzyczała całą siebie , cały ból tego świata....

The World misses talent like Janice Joplin...

Janis is one person in history I would love to have met.

Janice was a free bird free lady an extraordinary. My gypsie girl .

Janis grew up in texas near the Louisiana border and spent weekends in New Orleans watching some of the BEST of the original Blues masters whose names are long forgotten now.

I didn’t like Janis too much back then tho I did love the blues and rock. This particular song made me so sad for her. She sings with so much emotion, I couldn’t stand to watch her. So sad. Even at my young age I thought she wouldn’t last long. Like something was gonna happen to her.and it did. God bless her. RIP. Thanks India. Merry merry Christmas.Be blest☦️👩🏻‍🦳🐾

Please please react to Little Girl Blue by Janis...from what I have read she was a lonely and tormented soul...the night she died she was feeling the same way...this song kills me to know how sad she was that night...thanks..and beautiful reaction💖

I love your reactions to her music you can tell your soul is transporting with her.

I used to go see her and BB all the time. She was better live than any recording back then. Still listening over 50 years later.

When my oldest son was a toddler, he absolutely loved Me and Bobby Magee. He'd always say, Mommy, I really like this and he'd have a big ol smile on his face. Poor Janice shot up that last hit of smack, because she was so wanting and thinking that her guy and herself were going to get married. That's why she tried getting clean, to be able to have a family. They had a go-round on the phone, so she called up her old dealer. Unfortunately, she got a batch of at least 50% pure herion. It did her in and several other people in the surrounding area who obviously got their smack from the same dealer.

I cried my eyes out when I was about 7yrs old and my Mom told me Janis died decades ago. I had listened to all my Mom's albums at that point.

Thank God we have Janis Joplin on film! Luved your reaction!

Janis was one of two other singers who got together & bought a tombstone for blues singer Bessie Smith who since her death in the 30s never had one. Bessie's fans sent money but her former husband who got the money squandered it. Janis Joplin was like no other. Like Otis Redding with "Sitting At the Dock of the Bay," when Janis' version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me & Bobby McGee," came out -- it became the second hit record for an artist who had already passed away. Despite this reception early in her career Janis as popular as she became always felt lonely -- and she did die alone. Just like so many other major artists. Your sadness was sincere in this video India -- good assessment as always.