We must not forget,Big Brother and the Holding Company were big before Janis showed up.RIP James.
Guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother band dies
James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. He was 69.