Big Brother & the Holding Company

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1993

First Recording: 1967

Previously Considered? Yes  what's this?

Big Brother & the Holding Company
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R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Cheap Thrills3722020
Cheap Thrills3382012

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Big Brother & The Holding Company (1967)
Cheap Thrills (1968)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Down on Me (1967)
Piece Of My Heart (1968)

Big Brother & the Holding Company @ Wikipedia

Will Big Brother & the Holding Company be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Big Brother And The Holding Company: 1965-1972

01. Sam Andrew (1965-1972; guitar, vocals)
02. James Gurley (1965-1972; guitar)
03. Peter Albin (1965-1972; bass)
04. Chuck Jones (1965-1966; drums)
05. Dave Getz (1966-1972; drums)
06. Janis Joplin (1966-1968; lead vocals)
07. Nick Gravenites (1969-1972; lead vocals)
08. Kathi McDonald (1969-1972; lead vocals)
09. Dave Schallock (1969-1972; guitar)
10. Mike Finnigan (1971-1972; organ)

Posted by Roy on Friday, 03/29/2013 @ 20:25pm


Her work with Big Brother is her most popular work. They should make up for such a travesty.

Posted by Lucario on Monday, 12/2/2013 @ 23:16pm


AME anyone?

Posted by Snack on Monday, 08/4/2014 @ 20:50pm


Should Big Brother and the Holding Company be inducted in the Musical Excellence category or should they be nominated in the main performers category?

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 01/24/2016 @ 17:14pm


Had it not been for these rockin bad boys. I doubt we would have of ever head the name Joplin...As nice as her later stuff was.. Big Brother had the sound edge that made her give it all...Rough around the edges cutting deep in the feel of all that was to be Janis heart and soul..

Posted by DrRock on Friday, 06/8/2018 @ 15:04pm


Should they be nominated or go in the Musical Excellence category?

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 13:07pm


Whether if it’s Performers or the Musical Excellence category, these guys should get in. If Janis was still alive right now, she would be upset about her bands being part of the on-going HOF snubs.

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 07/7/2018 @ 16:24pm


What I'd like to see is another special committee inducting neglected backing groups. Big Brother, The Belmonts, Silver Bullet Band. They need to learn that the frontman is not the only thing that's important.

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, 08/27/2018 @ 02:21am


Big Brother hasn't been nominated and the mind numbing bullshit of Kraftwerk has been nominated four times. The Rock Hall is a shitstain.

Posted by D. Stroy on Wednesday, 12/5/2018 @ 03:26am


You just had to be there!!! Cheap Thrills is one of the 5 best albums of the '60s... period. They defined the San Francisco scene and should have been inducted when first eligible.

Posted by Roland C. on Monday, 05/3/2021 @ 22:24pm


BB & the HC really SHOULD BE in the Hall of Fame. The quality of Janis' work declined somewhat after her departure. From 'Me & Bobby McGee, going forward, the quality of her work was just not as good. I LOVE everything she did with BB, but she wasn't as successful after them... not as many chart toppers, nnor the prior quality of the music.
INDUCT.BIG BROTHER & the Holding Company while some of the members are still alive to be able to know just how much their music is still appreciated!

Posted by HandymanRon on Friday, 11/11/2022 @ 11:41am


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