Just over two weeks after the unexpected death of 27-yearJimi Hendrix (September 18th, 1970), the music world was dealt another blow when Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose on October 4th, 1970 in her room at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood, California. She was also 27.
Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, Janis got her big break while frontingBig Brother and the Holding Company at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 in Monterey, California. Sitting in the audience was Columbia Records president Clive Davis, who was immediately won over by her unorthodox style, presence and vocal prowess.