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Sep 21, 2024 · Janis Ian is a renowned American singer-songwriter whose career began when she was still a teenager. Her song Society’s Child, released in 1966, gained her widespread attention because it touched on the sensitive issue of interracial relationships, which was controversial at the time.
4 days ago · There were two musical guests — Billy Preston and Janis Ian — playing two songs apiece, the norm in the early days. The country singer and rapper Jelly Roll has the music role to himself Saturday, and like Smart he's a first-timer.
4 days ago · Janis Ian is portrayed by Naomi McPherson in Saturday Night. Herb Ball—NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images; Gary Miller—WireImage/Getty Images The musician performed her Grammy Award-winning song ...
2 days ago · Janis Ian was the first musical guest on SNL. Ian won a Grammy for her song “At Seventeen,” which is all about Mean Girls ’s main theme: the insecurities that go along with being a...
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5 days ago · At a time when her high school classmates were studying for exams, Janis Ian was giving concerts, and appearing on major TV shows. I met her in 2008, when she wrote a memoir, a book named after her first big hit – Society’s Child.
5 days ago · Ian, then promoting her album “Between the Lines” and its breakout single, “At Seventeen,” was one of two musical acts on that broadcast (along with Billy Preston, who died in 2006). She ...
6 days ago · Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, [ 1 ] as well as her "electric" stage presence.
