Little Janis: Hendrix and Joplin, Sixteen Days Apart

Jimi Hendrix died 18 September 1970. Janis Joplin died 4 October 1970. Sixteen days. They were friends. Then the summer closed, and they were gone.

This essay is being saved for its release date — 21 August 2026 — so it lands at the same moment the music it accompanies does. In the meantime, here is where to go next.