Step 1 : Introduction to the question "On October 4, 1970, Janis Joplin, a 1960s icon with her hit songs such as "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Piece of My Heart", died. What did she die from?"
...Janis Joplin was born in 1943 and became a symbol of rebelliousness with her album "Cheap Thrills", "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!". Joplin was a heavy drinker and drug user and died before her album "Pearl" was finished.
