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American Masters – Janis: Little Girl Blue
Premieres nationwide Tuesday, May 3 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)
Film Interviewees (in alphabetical order)
Peter Albin , member of Big Brother and the Holding Company Sam Andrew , member of Big Brother and the Holding Company and Kozmic Blues Band Karleen Bennett , Janis Joplin’s childhood friend Dick Cavett , talk show host and friend of Janis Joplin John Byrne Cooke , Janis Joplin’s road manager David Dalton , journalist and author of Janis Cornelius “Snooky” Flowers , member of Kozmic Blues Band Country Joe McDonald , member of Country Joe and the Fish and lover of Janis Joplin Clive Davis , Columbia Records executive Melissa Etheridge , rock star influenced by Janis Joplin Dave Getz , member of Big Brother and the Holding Company Laura Joplin , sibling of Janis Joplin Michael Joplin , sibling of Janis Joplin Julius Karpen , manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company Kris Kristofferson , singer-songwriter and actor who wrote Janis Joplin’s posthumous No. 1 hit song “Me and Bobby McGee” Juliette Lewis , actress and rock star influenced by Janis Joplin Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power), rock star and actress influenced by Janis Joplin; American Masters – Janis: Little Girl Blue narrator Alecia Moore (a.k.a. Pink), rock star influenced by Janis Joplin J Dave Moriaty , Janis Joplin’s childhood friend David Niehaus , lover of Janis Joplin DA Pennebaker , documentarian at Monterey Pop Festival Travis Rivers , Austin, Texas, friend of Janis Joplin Powell St. John , Austin, Texas, friend of Janis Joplin Bob Weir , member of the Grateful Dead and friend of Janis Joplin Jae Whitaker , lover of Janis Joplin
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