Janis Ian was a child prodigy, her bio says she was reading at age 2. Janis at adolescent hung out at NY Folk centers, and was whirlwinded with the times of early '60s. Her first wide-eyed YES! was watching listening to '50's stallwarts like Dave Von Ronk, Rev. Gary Davis. Got a writing contract at 14!/5(33). Janis Ian () “Society’s Child” is a once-controversial song about the then-forbidden subject of interracial romance. Janis wrote it when she was 14 years old after seeing people on a bus. Grammy Award-winning songwriter, singer and author, Janis Ian took the stage at age fifteen with a revolutionary song about interracial relationships, quot;Society's Child.quot; It was and the country responded with both hostility and accolades. The song went to #1, and Janis was caught in the maelstrom of a divided country/5().
Janis Ian's song, "Society's Child," made her a star at A year later, that same pop song about interracial romance won her a Grammy nomination, but it also resulted in death threats. Janis Ian "Society's Child": Come to my door, baby Face is clean and shining black as night My mama went to answer You know that. An astonishing performance by 16 year old Janis on the Smothers Brothers show.
An astonishing performance by 16 year old Janis on the Smothers Brothers show. SOCIETY'S CHILD. JANIS IAN. Come to my door, baby, Face is clean and shining black as night. My mother went to answer you know. That you looked so fine. Now I could understand your tears and your shame, She called you "boy" instead of your name. When she wouldn't let you inside. Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On April 26th , Janis Ian performed "Society's Child" on the CBS News TV documentary 'Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution' A little less than a month later on May 21st, "Society's Child" would enter Billboard's Hot Top chart at position #81; seven weeks later on July 9th, it would peak at #14 {for 2 weeks} and spent 12 weeks on the Top
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