Pearl

Janis Joplin was the ultimate 60s hippie chick with amazing style.  She started out singing folk songs and later fronted Big Brother and The Holding Company and then formed her Kozmic Blues Band.  She performed at major festivals including Monterey and Woodstock.  Her best selling album was "Pearl" which was released three months after her death in 1971.

(photos-last.fm, fanpix, handbag, Paul Ryan, britannica)

In The Studio

Some photos of bands and musicians behind the scenes recording in the studio.  The most popular studios were Gold Star, which was famous for the Specter "Wall Of Sound. "  The Beach Boys also recorded numerous albums there including Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations.  Wally Heider opened in 1969 in San Francisco and was where Jefferson Airplane and The Gratefull Dead recorded.  Abbey Road was where The Beatles recorded almost all of their albums with producer George Martin.  Some Musicians had in home studios and could record in the comfort of their own home, like Brian Wilson did. 

(photos-Last.fm, Led-zeppelin.org, life, gurdian.co.uk, history.absoluteelsewhere.com, corbis, gettyimages buckinghamnicks.net, life)