Erma Franklin
1938–2002United States
About Erma Franklin
Erma Vernice Franklin (March 13, 1938 – September 7, 2002) was an American gospel and soul singer. She recorded the original version of "Piece of My Heart", written and produced by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns in 1967, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. A cover version of the same song was recorded the following year by Big Brother and the Holding Company, with lead vocals by Janis Joplin.
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Discography
Her Name Is Erma (1962)
Soul Sister (1969)
Piece of My Heart: The Best of Erma Franklin (1992)
Golden Classics (1993)
Piece of Her Heart: The Epic and Shout Years (2009)
Live 1968: At the Carousel Ballroom (2015)
Time Out For Tears / Her Name Is Erma (2022)
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