Ball 'n' Chain

"Ball 'n' Chain" is a song by Big Mama Thornton. The song, best known as a cover by Janis Joplin,^{[citation needed]} was featured in Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills album; this was their last album with Janis Joplin as primary lead vocalist. Joplin's 1967 rendition of "Ball 'n' Chain" at the Monterey Pop Festival is widely considered to be one of her best performances.^{[1][not in citation given]} The song also became one of her more popular pieces to sing in concert.^{[citation needed]}

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v t e Janis Joplin Studio albums Big Brother & the Holding Company Cheap Thrills I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Pearl Live albums In Concert Live at Winterland '68 The Woodstock Experience Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 Bootleg albums The Typewriter Tape Compilations Farewell Song Janis (1975 album) Janis (1993 album) 18 Essential Songs Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits Love, Janis The Lost Tapes' Move Over! Songs "Ball 'n' Chain" "Careless Love" "Cry Baby" "Flower In The Sun" "Hesitation Blues" "Kozmic Blues" "Mary Jane" "Me and Bobby McGee" "Mercedes Benz" "Move Over" "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" "Piece of My Heart" "See See Rider" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "Summertime" "To Love Somebody" "Trouble in Mind" "What Good Can Drinkin' Do" "Work Me, Lord" Related articles Big Brother and The Holding Company Full Tilt Boogie Band Sam Andrew Jorma Kaukonen Goldy McJohn Gabriel Mekler Michael Monarch Festival Express Book:Janis Joplin

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