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10/4/1970 Janis Joplin dies

Rock In Peace thoughts for Janis Joplin who we lost on this day in 1970. The one-of-a-kind, bashful but brash and fabulous but troubled singer died of an accidental heroin overdose in her room at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood.

 

Other Noteworthy events in Classic Rock on October 4 include...

 

1963 Eric Clapton joins the Yardbirds.

1968 Cream opens Farewell tour.

1971 Pink Floyd opens a four night residency at the Roman Theater in Pompeii, Italy.

1974 Thin Lizzy debuts dual guitar lineup of Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham.
1974 Rod Stewart releases Smiler.

1974 John Lennon releases Walls and Bridges in the UK.
1975 The Wailers last concert with Bob Marley takes place in Kingston, Jamaica.
1980 Fleetwood Mac award the USC Marching Band a platinum album for playing on Tusk.

1982 Squeeze calls it quits.
1996 Van Halen announces Gary Cherone from Extreme as new lead vocalist.

1997 Farm Aid staged in Tinsley Park, Illinois with Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, the Dave Mathews Band, the Allman Brothers Band, and John Fogerty.

2009 Farm Aid plays Maryland Heights, Misssouri with Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Jason Mraz and Wilco.