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Janis Joplin on X: "Today, we remember Sam Andrew, the founding member and guitarist of the band that brought Janis into the spotlight, Big Brother and the Holding Company. They performed together
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Sam Andrew, a founder of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, dies at 73 – Marin Independent Journal
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