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.
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Yes, he certainly rocked my (16 year old) world "back in the day".
Listen to "Piece of my Heart" on the "Cheap Thrills" LP.
Solid AxMan.
RIP