Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at the age of 15, when her soulwrenching song society s child became a hit. She lives in nashville with her partner of two decades. Janis ian societys child the verve recordings 1995. Grammy awardwinning songwriter, singer and author, janis ian took the stage at age fifteen with a revolutionary song about interracial relationships, society s child. Anne mccaffrey janis ian is at once largerthanlife and excruciatingly human. Janis ian is at once largerthanlife and excruciatingly human. Society s child by janis ian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Janis ian was a child prodigy, her bio says she was reading at age 2.
Society s child has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In societys child she describes great triumphs, devastating betrayals of every kind, and her extraordinary strength of spirit shines through every page. Society s child by janis ian 3rd of 3 unreleased cd s by legendary artists janis ian. In society s child, janis ian provides a relentlessly honest account of the successes and failuresand the hopes and dreamsof an extraordinary life. The song climbed the charts despite the fact that many radio stations across the country refused to play it because of its controversial subject matter. Excerpt from society s child my autobiography by janis ian read more praised by everyone from oprahs magazine to joan baez, this is the story of a lifetime. Our next book club will be on sunday, july 28, at 10. Societys child is a oncecontroversial song about the thenforbidden subject of interracial romance. This is a beautiful piece of work, both sonically and graphically. Excerpt from society s child my autobiography by janis ian read more the story of a lifetime. Her songs at 17 and society s child are in the grammy hall of fame. With janis blessing and cooperation, sony legacy are. Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at the age of fifteen when her soulwrenching song society s child became a national hit. Grammy award winning singer and songwriter janis ian s memoir of her more than forty years in the music business.
From her earliest shows of protest in the sixties to today, society s child tells a tale of love, of loneliness, of music and hope. Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at age fifteen, when her soulwrenching song about an interracial relationship, society s child, became a hit. Some months later, in collaboration with producer shadow morton the new york dolls, the shangrilas, in a gadda da vida with iron butterfly, she recorded societys child and then her first album, grammy nominee janis ian. In addition, two actors who had some success with singing won their only grammys. Ian first made her mark as a preciously gifted 14yearold in 1965, when she wrote and recorded societys child, a song about a young interracial couple ripped apart by prejudice. Societys child is ian s fascinating personal account of her more than 40 years in the music business. Singersongwriter janis ian won the 2012 award for society s child. Each chapter begins with an evocative lyric, and in this audio, read and sung by ian, listeners are thrust into the moment. Societys child book by janis ian 1 available editions. In society s child she describes great triumphs, devastating betrayals of every kind, and her extraordinary strength of spirit shines through every page.
Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at the age of fifteen, when her soulwrenching song society s child. Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at the age of fifteen, when her soulwrenching song societys child became a hit. Will lana del reys first grammy be for best spoken word. She wrote societys child, her first hit, fifty years ago, at the age of fourteen.
Its lyrics were centered on the then taboo subject of interracial romance. Janis ian american songwriter, singer, musician, author and multiple grammywinning writer of at 17, jesse and society s child. Winner of the 20 grammy for best spoken word album janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at age fifteen, when her soulwrenching song about an. An intimate portrait of an interracial relationship, society s child. Since that first effort, put together on a shoe string and a prayer, weve done two more cd. An account of the authors four decades in the music business, starting with the controversial title song about an interracial relationship in the 1960s, through her coming out as lesbian and her return to the music world in recent years. An intimate portrait of an interracial relationship, society s child climbed the charts despite the fact that many radio stations across the country refused to play it because of its controversial subject matter. In 1975, she won her first grammy award for the selfpenned song, at seventeen. Janis ian is songwriter, performer, and author with 9 grammy nominations. Janis ian is a survivor, and her book is an illuminating and inspiring read. With brutal honesty, ian recounts life as a multiple grammywinning musician, as well as her dramatic life between. Janis ian is a grammy awardwinning songwriter, singer, and author. In an erathe mid1960swhen people of her parents generation didnt speak about ugly things like interracial romance, prostitution, and war, janis ian was opening her big mouth and getting hounded offstage for singing her taboobusting lyrics. Completely remastered with the cooperation of sony and universal, you can find society s child, at seventeen, stars, and a host of others in the same double disc set for the first time.
Janis wrote it when she was 14 years old after seeing people on a bus glaring at an. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. An intimate portrait of an interracial relationship, societys child climbed the charts despite the fact that many radio stations across the country refused to play it because of its controversial subject matter. We began this series as a way to fill in the gap between majorlabelrelease cd s, and to help the pearl foundation.
April 7, 1951 is an american singersongwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In societys child she describes great triumphs, devastating betrayals of every kind, and her extraordinary strength of. The sad life and hard times of the queen of mopey folk.
Ian was years of age when she was motivated to write and compose the song, and she completed it when she was 14. From the fbi haunting her parents lives and her own childhood, to true love conquering all, ian s long awaited autobiography spans mroe than a half century or music and change. Societys child, or baby ive been thinking, was a song written, composed, and recorded in 1965 by janis ian. The verve recordings to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Janis ian s long awaited autobiography spans over a half century or music and change. A songwriter since she wrote society s child at the age of 14 and a grammy winner for at seventeen, janis ian s charming and witty song has now become a picture book illustrated by. Janis at adolescent hung out at ny folk centers, and was whirlwinded with the times of early 60s. Janis ian was catapulted into the spotlight in 1966 at age 15, when her soulwrenching song about an interracial relationship, societys child, became a hit. Grammy winner audie winner her mesmerizing memoir transports us back in time with both words and music. Janis ian began her career as a singersongwriter in the 1960s with society s child.
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