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Big Brother & the Holding Company

Active

1960s - 2010s

Formed

1965 in San Francisco, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Blues-Rock Psychedelic/Garage Acid Rock Album Rock

Also Known As

Big Brother & The Holding...

Group Members

David Getz James Gurley Peter Albin Sam Andrew Janis Joplin Chuck Jones David Schallock Nick Gravenites
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Big Brother & the Holding Company

Biography by Mark Deming

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A raw, heavy, hallucinogenic San Francisco rock band who featured Janis Joplin and hit it big with 1968's "Piece of My Heart."
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Artists Moods

  • Dramatic
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  • Passionate
  • Aggressive
  • Confident
  • Greasy
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  • Strong
  • Visceral
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  • Brash
  • Cathartic
  • Energetic
  • Extroverted
  • Messy
  • Raucous
  • Rebellious
  • Rousing
  • Sprawling
  • Swaggering
  • Druggy
  • Kinetic
  • Reckless

Artists Themes

  • Partying
  • Celebration
  • Freedom
  • Revolution
  • Drinking
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