Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1522209 in Books
• Published on: 1992-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Synopsis
A business associate and friend of the late rock star delves into the nature, character, and struggle of the person behind the legend.

Customer Reviews

A Classic and Passionate Work
Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin is a must read for anyone interested in the life and art of this great singer. The Harmony edition of Buried Alive contains the most on the mark, intelligent description of Joplin's art that has been published to date. "Want to be hippies" will no doubt dislike this book, as the author smashes any romantic fantasies that people may have about the turbulent decade of the sixties. The author's love and affection for her subject is evident throughout this magnificent work, which won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award when first published. Of the many books available on Janis Joplin, Buried Alive has no serious competition. Joplin was a complex, and troubled young woman and no one has come closer to revealing the truth about this extraordinary, sensitive artist than Myra Friedman.

One of the best compilations of Janis Joplin's in print.
In depth look into the making of a rock and roll icon. Includes many unflattering details that let the reader see glimpses of the real Joplin while still allowing him/her to form their own opinion of her life and death.

Excellent.