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Janis Joplin Signed Lyrics "Piece of My Heart"

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Janis Joplin Signed Lyrics  Piece of My Heart
Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970). 8 ½ x 11 Janis Joplin signed and handwritten lyrics for “Piece of My Heart.” Signed Boldly in blue ball point pen on her pink header/stationary. According to Dave Getz, the band's drummer and pianist, the song was brought to them by Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane. "We were on our first East Coast tour in March of 1968," Getz recalled to Gadfly in 1998. "Jack came to rehearsal and said, 'I wanna play this song for you. I think you guys could do it.' We loved it! Janis loved it." Until her death in 1970, this was her biggest chart success and best-known song. Although she wasn't the first to record it, the song remains most associated with Joplin and continued to get airplay long after her death. This item has been professionally custom matted and framed. Comes with a Letter of Authentication from Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators and Handwriting Analysis from GFA, along with the GFA guarantee of authenticity.