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Janis Ian
Born 1951-04-07 · New York City, New York, USA
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart. Born in 1951 in New York City, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for "At Seventeen" and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, Society's Child, with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories. Ian is also a columnist and science fiction author.
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2.0A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers.
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Flashback to 1974
2007
4.4In this western, a Mexican desperado tries to flee his partner, a determined girl friend, and a US Marshal.
Four Rode Out
1969
5.5In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian gained ten Grammy nominations in eight different categories, saw her song “Stars” recorded by such luminaries as Nina Simone and Cher, and overcame homophobia, misogyny, and a life-threatening illness to produce an indelible body of work that continues to draw audiences around the globe. Featuring Janis Ian, Joan Baez, Jean Smart, Arlo Guthrie, Lily Tomlin, and Tom Paxton, among other icons.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025
8.0Featuring the Original Live Countdown performances by the World biggest artists from the 70s and 80s
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
2007
NRDocumentary about young pop and rock musicians producing music as "a symptom and generator" of social unrest and generation gaps.
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967