The other day, my sister told me of a grown man she encountered literally sobbing outside a grocery store because his SNAP ...

Joplin gave the world many classic songs. Among them are “Kozmic Blues,” “Down On Me,” “Cry Baby,” and “Get It While You Can.” However, only one of these songs became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Jeannie C. Riley, best known for her worldwide mega hit, "Harper Valley P.T.A." ...

Just days before Janis Joplin died from a suspected heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, the legendary singer-songwriter breathed new life into a now enduring classic, “Me and Bobby McGee.” Upon its ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — "Me and Bobby McGee" is one of Kris Kristofferson's most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969. It's often ...

There's more to Erin Napier than her artful eye and remarkable renovation projects. While devotees of Home Town know that the HGTV star wears multiple hats—mom, wife, best-selling author, and owner of ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bobby L. "Fibber" McGee, 70, of Perryville died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at Perry Oaks Manor. He was born April 30, 1936, in Clay, Kan., son of William and Velda Dallen McGee. He ...

While the song has warbled through many a famous throat, Janis Joplin made the tune her own. The rock goddess was far from the first to record the tune, but she was the first woman to take up the task ...