Big Brother & The Holding Company
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1965 in San Francisco, California, United States
- Active: 1965 - present
Biography
Big Brother and the Holding Company are a San Francisco psychedelic rock band formed in 1965, best known as the band that launched *Janis Joplin*. With guitarists Sam Andrew and James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin and drummer Dave Getz behind Joplin's blues wail, 'Cheap Thrills' topped the charts in 1968. After Joplin left, the band recorded two further #Columbia# albums with Nick Gravenites and Kathi McDonald, split in 1972, and reunited in 1987.
Genres
Big Brother & The Holding Company Discography
- Big Brother & The Holding Company (1967) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- Cheap Thrills (1968) - Album - rated 3.96/5
- How Hard It Is (1971) - Album - rated 3.18/5
Members
- Peter Albin - bass, guitar, vocals (1965 - present)
- Dave Getz - drums (1966 - present)
- Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals (1965 - 1972, 1987 - 2015)
- James Gurley - guitar (1965 - 1972, 1987 - 1997)
- Janis Joplin - vocals (1966 - 1968)
- Nick Gravenites - vocals, guitar (1969 - 1972)
- Kathi McDonald - vocals (1969 - 1972)
- Dave Schallock - guitar (1969 - 1972)