Janis Joplin
On 26 October 1970, a wake was held at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, California to celebrate the life of Janis Joplin. The singer who died of an accidental drugs overdose had left $2,500 in her will...
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Festival Express – The Trans-Continental Pop Festival
I wish I had a time machine. Like Marty McFly in Back To The Future. I would climb inside Doc Brown’s DeLorean DMC-12 and set the controls to 27th June 1970 and join Janis, Robbie, Levon and Jerry on...
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The Monterey Pop Festival
On June 17-19 in 1967, the city was the venue of the three day Monterey Pop Festival. All the proceeds went to charity when all the artists (over 30 appeared), agreed to perform free, and the “Summer...
View ArticleJanis Joplin
On 4th Oct 1970, singer Janis Joplin was found dead at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood after an accidental heroin overdose. Just like there’s only one Joni Mitchell, and only one Aretha Franklin, there...
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