We lost you 50 years ago today, but we will never forget you Janis, what you did for women and in the rock and blues world, we love you Janis.

Janis was a wonderful soul and we lost her way too early.

Sitting here in Port Arthur, TX, where I was born and raised, like Janis. I am so thankful for modern technology that allows me the opportunity to see her perform again. God was showing off when he created Janis. RIP, hometown girl.

I can imagine Janis rocking herself in a rocking chair as an old woman sipping Southern Comfort as she tells her stories and cackles at her own jokes. How wonderful that would have been.

watching these makes me realise that there won't be another Janis NEVER again. Her death was a terrible loss for mankind

Absolutely amazing how she could just walk on stage and TURN IT ON like that.. She is not even warmed up, and the Soul just comes right through.. And its all SO Genuine and Real. There will never be another one like her..

She was truly it, she had range, power, great pitch and tone and she gave it 100%

Janis was the greatest female rock singer ever with that scratchy gravely voice her signature style that made her so unique.

That voice cuts right to the soul. She was intelligent and had a great sense of humor.

I remember watching this when it originally aired. Had my feather boa in my hair and my hairbrush microphone in hand as my 10 year-old self tried to emulate the great JJ. I will forever be grateful to my sis who, being 7 years older, is responsible for me knowing and appreciating the music of her teen years...and what great music it was.

In spite of all her emotional baggage, Janis Joplin was an awesome blues singer, and easy to love. I grew up in this era, listening to her, Hendrix, Doors, Cream, and so many more great bands at that time. Janis remains ever a tragic figure. I don't think she ever realized that many of her fans really loved her, cared about her, and still weep when we reflect on her all too early passing.

nobody can sing like Janis.. she really gets into the music.. such a soulful lady'

The so-called great young female singers of today can only wish they had the raw emotion and amazing voice that Janis possessed and shared with all of us.

She was the entire package. Phenomenal voice, stage presence and a genuineness that made her so easy to love. I can watch her live performances over and over and still come away with goosebumps. I can't think of another performer black, white or otherwise with such raw energy. Just amazing.

I saw Janis in Concert in Jan. '70 and was at work when it was announced she had died. I had been a fan since 1968 and was just devastated when her death was announced. It's still wonderful, but a little sad, to she her video's from so many years back. She was one hell of a woman and performer , there will never be another Janis Joplin!

Love how she interacts with her band mates! It wasn't just about her and she wanted everyone watching to know it.....She shared the spotlight with everyone!

I got teary eyed and had goosebumps. Felling sad on how much we lost out on....

Pure , Raw, natural talent . One of a kind . I always thought she was cute and really down to earth , even though she had more talent than most people could ever dream of. Janis , you'd be happy to know we are still loving you and your music here in 2020 .

Dick sure liked and appreciated Janis alot, and what a hoot it was, when they got together. Janis was a GREAT PERSON!!! AND AWESOME SINGER ENTERTAINER R.I.P..

Her and Grace Slick defined the female stars of the era

I dont think janis was ugly she was a beautiful person with an amaing voice and down to earth it is just sad she got into drugs even this day 40 some years later people are still diein of drugs Rip sweet janis you were and are beautiful to soo many others 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

She is fabulous.

She was great to say the least, the band was too. Many years have passed now, she never got the chance to grow older. RIP.

I love this performance. So energetic. Giving so much. I love her hair scarfs. There is something precious about her.

I SAW HER IN NOV 1969 IN PHILADELPHIA GREAT SHOW LOTS OF MEMORIES

There is only and will only be one voice like that and She was one hell of a woman and performer....

This here is a godess. Has been and always will be. She's probably got a great band up there in the stars and grooving like she likes to. RIP sweetheart

Janis died when I was 11 and I really started listening to her music in the mid 70's when I was 15 or 16. Back then she looked to me so much older than the other rock musicians that I was into. Now I look at her and she looks like a child that someone should have protected from what was about to happen. What an absolute serious talent that drugs robbed all of us from seeing fulfilled. This era of music was original and it was fantastic. I truly feel sorry for younger people that don't know what it is like to be in high school and have a band like Zeppelin or Pink Floyd or Bad Company come out with a new album.

When talking about women singers there is Janis Joplin, and there is everybody else. I often wonder what would've happened if she wasn't living fame during those wild times. I hope the young generations that come listen to her music beyond the surface of simple notes, and hear the only raw, soul-shredding voice that music have ever had.

The way she talked and just her overall style is like if she left the future just to go to the past ! Way ahead of her time ,true legend

She certainly does have a wonderful childlike demeanour to her that beckons you to want to love her and even hug her.💔

She was Incredible! What a Powerful Performer! Thank God this show was recorded so everyone can see and hear how great she was live! It’s all we have left now! And thanks to KZfaq for showing it! RIP Janis You were one of a kind and now passed into Legend!

loved this Woman..still do. Timeless, she felt her music so much..makes everyone else feel it too. WOOT! RIP Janis xoxox ( loved the way she dressed)

No singer in Rock and Roll of that era - male or female - could get under a song like her and keep it flying high. Without her these songs would fall and die. It's astounding still. I love her love for this music. I wish she would have saved some more love for herself.

I could watch him interview her all day long! They had a lovely chemistry.

i often wonder about the music she could have put out if she hadnt passed away. every time i hear her sing it brings me back to a milder, gentler time. a place in my life i wish i had back but know it wont happen. we lost soo many very talented people during that time in our history...such a shame. love ya janis n miss your songs

Janice Joplin was SO cool, the people that didn't get her vibe and missed out on a real treasure

Cavett really loved her.

God take me back to 1970, I dont want to live in these times anymore.

I've been listening to Janis since 1971 and I still listen to her every day.I will always love you Janis.

I have became a major fan of this incredibly awesome, badass female warrior while growing up in the 80s. She had one of the most powerful, beautiful voices of her generation. I wonder what if she was still alive today to give this generation some profound insight about the music industry. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

She stayed flying! But, she was dope lyrically. Stayed in tune through her highs and lows. Rip! Queen!

I miss the 70' s. RIP Janis. You were awesome.

I’d go back to 1970 in a heartbeat. This show was about a week before my sixth birthday. What a great era to grow up in!

Best Female Rock singer of All Time

I love the way she moves on stage…. Totally hip…..

Thank you KZfaq for reminding us what real music sounds and feels like! No one sounds like Janis Joplin. She was unique. And an inspiration to singers everywhere.

Good lord, where does the time go? She was beautiful in every sense of the word. I'm floored that she could, in a matter of a few seconds, go from interview back into song and just knock it dead. I slip into periods where I almost forget Janis was here, but thankfully I always come rambling back to her music. Life is like that....

Janice is the IT 60-70s girl , I identified deeply with her though I was about 10 years her junior ... I adored her ...

She died the year prior to my birth,but I truly love her music.The 1st time I played while I sang along,It was Bobby McGee,To this day,its still my favorite music to play and when composing my own ,Its blues I write.Everytime I see her,or hear her,im still moved and im Almost 47

Janis, it's been 50 years now and we still miss you, we'll miss you forever.

Incredible performance, a very tight band too.

Well I’ll trade all my tomorrow’s for one single yesterday! I love this time of my life, the late sixties and early seventies were the best! I love and admire Janis to this day! She was a big part of my life back then! Was completely heartbroken when I heard she died! You were lookin’ for that home and I hope you found it! RIP beautiful, soulful Janis! 💔🌹💔🌹💔

One of a kind .Miss her so much.

This man really loved her he seemed to be so comfortable with her and she with him.

Janis was twerking at one point, my mom loved Janis and I grew up listening to her, she's amazing.

It takes a worried person to sing a worried song. Janis lived the blues. That's why she could sing them out. Hope your singing happier songs these days ..

This woman is everything to me.And we share the same birthday.I cry when I hear her.Knowing that she's gone tears me up.

She best captured the groove. The feel of a generation with her voice & movements. B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!

Dick Cavett, to this day, is one of my favorite interviewers of all time. He was a square next to Janis but she liked him. She was a self-described “beatnik” next to him but he liked her. I miss them. I loved them both.

She was so great.

JMO, not a performer before or after with the energy and undying devotion to her music and beliefs as Janis. Her voice is unmistakable today...

These clips are great. I remember my mom playing these songs when I was a little kid. She was truly amazing. Died way too soon.

What a beautiful, precious spirit she was! Even her speaking voice was melodic. 831 Janis!

Loved her work to bits. She got me through a lot of lonely nights back then. Now too. But she looks 40 not 27.drugs troubled her soul, &robbed us of her spirit. Vale Janis Joplin

Make up artist today could make Janice look as good as any of the singers that sing today however they could not make the singers of today sing as well as Janice ever.

She is SOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOLLLLL !!!!!

Wow....dedicate this performance to my son Ryan who died the same way last year. Perhaps he and Janis are smiling down on us now....if you know someone using...help them stop! Ryan P Frye@virtual memorials

on this day....august 3rd....we love you Janis. ** crying**

Such a soulful and talented woman! I just love her music. On a side note, I've seen pics of my grandmother in the 70s and I swear her and Janis could definitely be sisters! They look so much alike omg

Just one more thing, when Janis died, the world lost an awesome, beautiful, crazy talented singer....I lost my best friend AND babysitter. She took care of me from 67 to 69. I was very young yes, but remember every little thing we did when she took care of me. Couldn't understand at the time, why this lady would scream thru this microphone at me! I thot, omg she really thinks she can sing!! lol. funny, lil kids...aren't they? We would make ice cream sometimes...like lavender ice cream, rum icecream, gosh it was good! I'd always make her those spin art pictures, member those? U put like a card board piece of paper on this little machine & it'd spin as fast as u wanted & u had like lil squeeze bottles of colored paints & no matter what, the art work would turn out awesome! She'd hang them in her bedroom, over her bed. My brothers used to help her bring groceries in...from her psychodellic convertible Porsche, she'd toss them a couple quarters & they'd be so FN happy! She always had so many people at her house, they all loved me, I was about 4-5 yrs old...I can't completely remember, but I will just let it rest as this.....Jim Morrison was there alot, I know it was him that used to bounce me on his knee, I know it! Anyway, great times, probably the best I'll ever have, times were so much better then, so much. I love u Yanny (that's what I called her). miss u bad!

I feel lucky to have been brought up on her music in the 70s. Half Moon and Get It While You Can were my favourites.

Entertainment at it's finest no one else will ever touch her.

Mr. Cavett must of had a crush on her (I don't blame him) ... the amount of times she was on his show ...

So good to watch this... don't know what I was up to at that time, for sure Janis dominated that genre🌹 RIP ❤️ Wild Child comes to mind, she was way to good... Thank heaven for these clips! No one quite likeHer, then, certainly Not Today!! Thanks for sharing🌸

There hasn't been nor ever will be another Legendary Janis Joplin. I miss her greatly and she will never be forgotten. R.I.P Sweet Angel. NYC🤘

I was born in 1992 and I just feel like I missed out on so many great things.. it makes me so sad.

Now that's a voice to listen to.

Oh, and Janis was and still is my favorite all time female singers! She had a style that nobody, and I do nobody, has ever been able to successfully copy! She was so unique and awesome!

This beautiful soul was on the main circuit for just three years....but a lifetime of music was the gift she gave to all of us!!! ❤🔥🔥🔥❤. RIP Janis! 🙏😇😢

She was a creative masterpiece.

Some of the greats were going STRONG in the 70s. So sad she passed away several months after this performance with Dick Cavett.

The most memorizing Rock/Soul voice of her time ! Janis was so captivating when she performed, like so many others from her time !

I guess many people who happened to live in those days and get goosebumps while watching videos like this might feel twice as blessed as I do now

I bet she was a riot. I adore her! ❤️

I'm with the rest of you all. I own all of Miss Janis' Pearls. I would've loved to have met her, but I was born to late. She is wonderful. 🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘🌹💘

I grew up idolizing Janis!! It's funny to look back now and realize how young she was!! She was a 10 years older than me...in this interview she was so sweet and naive. RIP Janis!!

So beautiful, such a simple set up, guitar, bass, drums, and Janis. Nothing added to her vocals. Just pure unadulterated sound and passion. Janis wish you were still here. You are sorely missed.

She passed away 2 months later. Such a great loss.

ICONIC. SHE LIVES FOREVER

I was 10yrs old and not allowed to stay up to watch this history being made. AND THIS IS NEW TO ME!

JANIS WAS SO TALENTED.........SO PERSONABLE.......ONE OF A KIND,.....ONE IN A MILLION

Wow! just wow! It was nice to actually hear the band playing a lot tighter rather than trying to drown out her voice. The tightest band I've ever heard her with was the Paul Butterfield band doing "One Night Stand" and that just accentuated what a great loss it was to the musical community when she died because it showed where she might continue to go.

Janis only knew one mode: full throttle.

Janis I love your giving all in singing! After all this time you are still the best to touch the persons soul and heart!

No lip sync here. I’d happily listen to a note out of tune and a mic feedback so as to hear live music every time. Janis also wasn’t afraid to be vulnerable on stage...it invites the audience to FEEL with her. $$$$

Janis had so much talent humor prsonality

Wow she's way before my time but her voice is amazing I was born 1991 myself but I have to say today's music is shit its nothink like the 60s 70s 80s or 90s no more she has a very cute smile to janis joplin Rip ❤️🌺she has a lovely relaxing voice to

2019 , boy still miss her so much , UNFORGETABLE

I am 68 years old and grew up in So CA. When we would have love-ins at Griffith Park sometimes Janis Joplin would come and sing for free, as well as Jefferson Airplane (later Jefferson Starship), and lots of other bands every weekend. When Janis was there she put on a great show, loving us, and we passed around the weed, there were no bad diseases yet, like HIV/aids. Most people in that era didn't know that heroin is a strong opioid and too much can cause respiratory failure just like fentanyl, which is what happened to Janis. We never heard the word opioid or what they can do causing you to stop breathing. If you love Janis check out Courtney Hadwin, bringing rock and soul back to a new generation and putting real musicians back to work again instead of using computer generated sound that put musicians out of work. What goes around comes around and maybe every 50 years a true talent shines their light on us. Courtney will be at the 50th anniversary of Woodstock this coming August, the youngest person invited to perform at the Woodstock reunion and for good reason.