The Sweetwater Music Hall
The Sweetwater is the legendary Mill Valley music club which for over 30 years has been the…
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Tag: Janis Joplin
Avalon Ballroom – Janis Joplin’s First Public Appearance With Big Brother
On June 10, 1966, Janis Joplin made her first public appearance with Big Brother and the…
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Both/And – “Ball And Chain” By “Big Mama” Thornton Heard Here By Janis Joplin
“Big Mama” Thornton was a regular at this jazz club, one of her songs “Ball and Chain” was…
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Coffee Gallery – Grace Slick And The Great Society First Public Appearance
Grace Slick and The Great Society made its first public appearance here for the opening of…
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Barney’s Beanery – Last Place Janis Joplin Partied
A little bit of redneck in Hollywood, it was here that Janis Joplin partied the…
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Funky Features
What originally started as a home recording studio quickly became a favorite recording…
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Janis Joplin’s Last Bay Area Residence
Janis Joplin spent the last year of her life here before overdosing at the…
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Where Janis Joplin Died
On October 4, 1970 at the age of 27, Janis Joplin overdosed on heroin in room 105 of…
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Buried Here – Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Percy Mayfield, Richard Berry, Willie Mae Thornton
Billy collaborated with some of the greatest names in the music industry, including The Beatles…
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Scattered Ashes Of Rock N Roll Musicians In The Pacific Ocean
Final resting place for the ashes of:
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Albin Rooming House – Big Brother And The Holding Company Began Here
Rod Albin started managing the property in 1964, allowing his brother Peter and other students from San Francisco State …
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