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Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on, to Dorothy ( née East ) Joplin ( 1913 – 1998 ), a registrar at a business college, and her husband, Seth Joplin ( 1910 – 1987 ), an engineer at Texaco.

She had two younger siblings, Michael and Laura.

The family attended the Church of Christ.

The Joplins felt that Janis always needed more attention than their other children, with her mother stating, " She was unhappy and unsatisfied without a lot of attention.

The normal rapport wasn't adequate.