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Piece of My Heart

July 14, 2016 | By MIchael Corcoran

This summer marks 50 years since a 23-year-old from Port Arthur moved to San Francisco to become a pioneering female rock star.

The Pulse of Port Arthur

December 12, 2014 | By Roger Wood

For a music fan like me, one particularly good reason to visit Port Arthur is the blues-rock singer Janis Joplin.

The October 2023 issue of Texas Highways "Tastes Like Home"

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