“BIG BROTHER and the Holding Company exploded on the national scene in the summer of 1967 at the Monterey Pop Festival… [Janis] seized the microphone and split the air into shockwaves with the first notes that bolted from her astounding throat.” -HIT PARADER, 1969 Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 when Janis performed with Big Brother & The Holding Company. Check out their setlist and hair-raising performance of “Ball and Chain.” Photos courtesy of Getty Image

Jimi Hendrix Experience "Killing Floor" (Howlin’ Wolf cover) Live at Monterey International Pop Festival, Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA, US 6/18/1967！ | Rock'n'Roll Relaxin