![Janis Joplin Found Dead In Landmark Hotel 1970 [Video]](http://townsquare.media/site/163/files/2011/10/hqdefault1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Janis Joplin Found Dead In Landmark Hotel 1970 [Video]
The greatest white female blues singer of my generation died on this day in 1970. Most will say she died of a heroin overdose. I would say she died of a broken heart. Janis gained acceptance as a singer, but not as a person.
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