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Stevie Nicks said Janis Joplin taught her more in an hour and a half than anyone else she had ever encountered in the music industry.

Any fan of Janis Joplin who got ... and touching her audience members like they had never been touched before.” “Mercedes Benz” was the last song Joplin recorded for the album.