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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/555/janis-joplin: accessed ), memorial page for Janis Joplin (19 Jan 1943–4 Oct 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 555; Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea; Maintained by Find a Grave.
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, [1] as well as her "electric" stage presence. [2] [3] [4]
Sep 24, 2022 · Janis Joplin’s death was ruled a heroin overdose, at least, according to the coroner’s official report. Discovered in her Hollywood hotel room on October 4, 1970, the rock and roll legend was clutching her cigarettes in one hand and money in the other.
Oct 7, 2021 · Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose on October 4, 1970, according to The New York Times. Though by this stage in her career, she had already begun to crack into the music industry, widespread mainstream success had eluded her, and she was not yet the superstar that she would become after her death.
Oct 8, 1970 · LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) —A private funeral service was held today for Janis Jop lin, who died Monday of an overdose of heroin. A family spokesman said the body of the 27‐year‐old rock ...
Aug 8, 2024 · On August 8, 1970, Joplin and Juanita Green paid for a headstone to be laid at the unmarked grave of Joplin's great inspiration Bessie Smith.
Rock Singer. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, her father was a cannery worker and her mother a registrar for a business college. Graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, she was a member of the Glee Club and the Future Teachers of America.
Rock Singer. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, her father was a cannery worker and her mother a registrar for a business college. Graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, she was a member of the Glee Club and the Future Teachers of America.
Grave of Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943 and died in Room 105, Landmark Hotel, Hollywood, California due to Drug overdose - heroin on October 4, 1970.
Aug 4, 2017 · Today in 1970, Janis Joplin bought a headstone for the grave of her greatest influence Bessie Smith at the Mont Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. The blues singer's grave was unmarked until that time. Smith was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and 30s, but sadly died in a car crash in 1937.