Janis Joplin dead at 27! October 4th, 1970
Janis Joplin is found dead at the Landmark Hotel in Los Angeles after a heroin overdose. She was just 27. Joplin's road manager, John Cooke, went looking for her when she didn't turn up for a recording session. When there was no answer at her door, he got the key from the front desk and found Joplin dead. The singer had battled heroin addiction and seemed to have it beat, […]