<P> Joplin recorded the song for inclusion on her Pearl album only a few days before her death in October 1970 . Studio musician Stephen Ryder manned the keyboard for that session , and famously `` Got a little carried away . '' Kristofferson had sung the song for her , and singer Bob Neuwirth taught it to her . Kristofferson did not know she had recorded it until after her death . The first time he heard her recording of it was the day after she died . Joplin 's version topped the charts to become her only number one single and in 2004 , her version of this song was ranked No. 148 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . </P>
<P> Joplin recorded the song for inclusion on her Pearl album only a few days before her death in October 1970 . Studio musician Stephen Ryder manned the keyboard for that session , and famously `` Got a little carried away . '' Kristofferson had sung the song for her , and singer Bob Neuwirth taught it to her . Kristofferson did not know she had recorded it until after her death . The first time he heard her recording of it was the day after she died . Joplin 's version topped the charts to become her only number one single and in 2004 , her version of this song was ranked No. 148 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . </P>
when did janis joplin record me and bobby mcgee
when did janis joplin record me and bobby mcgee
a few days before her death in October 1970
a few days before her death in October 1970