Janis Joplin
You can't say the word "hippie" without recognizing the impact Janis Joplin had on the music industry. She was the quintessential peace-maker. She grew up a rebel and an outcast and captured the essence of free-spiritedness through her music.
Grateful Deadhead
Janis's life in the 1960s consisted of living with her bandmates in a commune and partying with members of the iconic Grateful Dead. She gave raw and impassioned live performances, and her song "Piece of My Heart" will go down in history. She, unfortunately, passed away at the age of 27 due to a heroin overdose.
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