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    • Oct 20, 1936
    Seth Joplin marries Dorothy East in Port Arthur, Texas. They have a daughter, Janis Joplin, whose version of "Me And Bobby McGee" is recognized among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 19, 1943
    Blues-rock singer Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas. Her version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee" becomes a major posthumous hit, and her "Piece Of My Heart" is remade in 1994 by Faith Hill as a country hit
    Jul 7, 1959
    Janis Joplin enrolls at Port Arthur Business College to develop clerical skills. She lasts just one month. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a book published by the Country Music Foundation
    Aug 7, 1959
    Janis Joplin quits Port Arthur Business College after just one month. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" becomes one of country's 500 greatest singles, according to the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 26, 1960
    Texas resident Janis Joplin, destined to record "Me And Bobby McGee," runs off with three male friends for a weekend in New Orleans. The men are briefly threatened with statutory rape charges
    Mar 17, 1960
    Janis Joplin is suspended at high school in Port Arthur, Texas. She eventually gets her degree--and delivers a recording of "Me And Bobby McGee," regarded among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation publication
    Dec 31, 1961
    Janis Joplin performs her first concert at the Halfway House in Beaumont, Texas. Joplin's "Me And Bobby McGee" is ranked among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 27, 1962
    "She Dares To Be Different!" is the headline on a story in The Summer Texan, the first article published on Janis Joplin. She goes on to record "Me And Bobby McGee," ranked among country's greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 23, 1963
    Janis Joplin hitchhikes to San Francisco, her first visit to the place where she rises to fame. Her version of "Me And Bobby McGee" is named one of country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book, "Heartaches By The Number"
    May 10, 1966
    Janis Joplin begins her second pilgrimage from Texas to San Francisco, where she eventually establishes herself. Her 1970 recording of "Me And Bobby McGee" will rank among country's 500 top singles in a Country Music Foundation book
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