Janis Ian performed as the musical guest on the premiere episode of Saturday Night Live with a raging fever and strep throat. “Everybody in the cast was very nervous because they’d never done live TV, ...

But the very first artists to perform were Janis Ian & Billy Preston, who performed separate performances. Ian performed ‘At ...

Janis Ian recorded “Society’s Child” in 1965 when she was 14 years old and released it in 1966. The following year it reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart Six decades, multiple albums and ...

The first episode aired on October 11, 1975, featuring Billy Preston and Janis Ian, and set the tone for how SNL would integrate live music into its comedy-driven format. It marked the beginning of a ...

This is FRESH AIR. Janis Ian, the singer-songwriter who had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s, is the subject of a new documentary, "Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, " now available to ...