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    Alice Echols

    Janis Joplin died almost thirty years ago, but her voice and the times she lived through still call out to us in the late 90's. Join us for an interview with Alice Echols, author of "Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin," an exciting new biography, today on "The Politics of Culture."

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Mar 16, 1999 • 1 min read

    Janis Joplin died almost thirty years ago, but her voice and the times she lived through still call out to us in the late 90's. Join us for an interview with Alice Echols, author of "Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin," an exciting new biography, today on "The Politics of Culture."

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      Sarah Spitz

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