Janis Ian circa 1970s (left) and in 2023. Singer-songwriter Janis Ian had a Top 20 hit at age 16 with her 1966 debut single "Society's Child" The song, written from the point of view of a young girl ...
Janis Ian’s music brought her from Central Jersey to the world. It’s a sonic journey that included landmark compositions such as “Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking)” in 1966, “Stars” in 1974 ...
“I was born into the crack that split America,” Ian writes, and her early immersion in the folk music scene of the 1960s helped shape her prodigious songwriting talents while she was still in her ...