As the epicenter of hippie culture in the 1960s, the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco has several famous houses. The one that Janis Joplin once occupied is a must-see.
As the epicenter of hippie culture in the 1960s, the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco has several famous houses. The one that Janis Joplin once occupied is a must-see.
Unchanged since the years when the queen of blues-tinged rock and roll lived there, the Victorian-accented house on Lyon Street, near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets, is typical of the kind of buildings in the neighborhood. Janis Joplin just occupied a room in it with a friend. However, it is this address that appears on her driver’s license. Afterwards, the singer moved around a lot but left her mark here. So much so that her former home has become a real place of pilgrimage.
Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists!
Head to Melbourne, Australia for a stroll along AC/DC Lane before crossing the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in the company of The Beatles. Visit Janis Joplin‘s home in San Francisco and find out how Johnny Cash ended up playing his greatest hits to a crowd of prisoners in San Quentin. Travel the winding roads of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and stop in Japan to catch up with Deep Purple, Phil Collins and Daft Punk. Drive down the Tina Turner Highway before entering some of the most legendary studios in music history. Go back to the troubled origins of Billie Holiday and make a pact with Robert Johnson at the famous crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists! Relive the Jimi Hendrix concert on the Isle of Wight before paying tribute to Bob Marley in Jamaica.
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