Janis Ian

Janis Ian is a formidable talent, a force of nature. The writer of "Jesse", a song recorded by so many others that few remember Ian wrote it; "Stars", possibly the best song ever written about the life of a performer; and the seminal "At Seventeen", a song that brought her five Grammy nominations (the most any solo female artist had ever garnered) in 1975, and which is now reaching its third generation of listeners. 2008 sees a double-whammy: Society's Child: My Autobiography and the accompanying double CD-set, Best of Janis Ian: The Autobiography Collection, contains 31 tracks, and is the first "best of" Janis has ever released in North America. From start to finish, it unearths such gems as Ian's very first demo recording ("Hair of Spun Gold," sung into her father's tape recorder when she was thirteen years old), and features all the classics, completely re-mastered from the original sources, as well as never-before-heard bonus tracks.
Location: McGlohon Theatre
345 North College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202