Watch Janis Joplin Documentary ‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’

Last night, PBS stations across the country aired the television premiere of the Janis Joplin documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue from Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg as part of the American Masters series. PBS has shared video of the entire documentary for our streaming pleasure.

Viewers get to see a never-before-seen extended film cut with additional archival performance footage and new interviews with Joplin’s sister Laura Joplin and musicians influenced by Janis: Alecia Moore (a.k.a. Pink), Juliette Lewis, Melissa Etheridge and the film’s narrator, Chan Marshall, who is best known as indie rock star Cat Power. Janis: Little Girl Blue features interviews with Janis’s siblings, friends, lovers and fellow musicians. Among those appearing in the film are Joplin’s Big Brother and the Holding Company bandmates Peter Albin, Sam Andrew and Dave Getz as well as Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish, Kris Kristofferson and Dick Cavett.

Watch Janis: Little Girl Blue up until May 31:

http://www.pbs.org/video/2365726271

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