Janis Joplin

Joplin was found dead in room 105 of the Landmark Hotel in Los Angeles after a heroin overdose. The hotel was later renamed The Highland Gardens.

She left $1500 in her will for a funeral party. It was held at The Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California, on October 26, 1971. The Grateful Dead performed.

She was on the cover of Newsweek May 26, 1969 with the headline, "Rebirth of the Blues." She was slated for the cover in April, but got bumped when former president Dwight Eisenhower died.