text: Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19 , 1943 â `` October 4 , 1970 ) was an American singer , songwriter and music arranger .
simplified: Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19 , 1943 â `` October 4 , 1970 ) was an American singer , songwriter , and music arranger , from Port Arthur , Texas .