Janis Joplin

AKA:
Pearl
Birth Name:
Janis Lyn Joplin
Birth Date:
January 19, 1943
Birth Place:
Port Arthur, Texas
Death Date:
October 4, 1970
Place of Death:
Room 105, Landmark Hotel, Hollywood, California
Age:
27
Cause of Death:
Drug overdose - heroin
Cemetery Name:
Cremated
Claim to Fame:
Music
A permanent member of the "27 Club" (rock stars who died at age 27) Janis Joplin was premier white female blues vocalist of the 1960s, who performed with a fierce and uninhibited musical style before dying of a drug overdose in a Hollywood hotel. And despite her limited artistic output, she will forever be known as rock 'n' roll's first female superstar.

Fun Fact

Janis Joplin’s last meal was at Barney’s Beanery at 8447 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, California. Her last meal consisted of nine tequila shots.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cremated

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USA

North America

Grave Location:

Pismo Beach, California

Grave Location Description

Janis Joplin’s ashes were scattered from an airplane off the coast of Pismo Beach.

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Videos Featuring Janis Joplin:
The Tortured Life of Janis Joplin
Jordan the Lion - Janis Joplin's Death & Last Hotel Room
Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain - Monterey Pop
Janis Joplin - Maybe
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart
Janis Joplin - Try (just a little bit harder)
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin Rare Version
Janis Joplin's Last Check In
How Janis Joplin Recorded "Me & Bobby McGee"
Janis Joplin's Last Interview - The Dick Cavett Show
Janis Joplin interview - from 60 Minutes: The House That Rock Built (1969)
Janis Joplin 1969 interview

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