Jazz And Pop '71
February, 1971
The 1971 Playboy All-Stars' All-StarsAlthough there was much to Enjoy, and even celebrate, the Woodstock Nation suffered fatalities during the past year. In the fall, within three weeks of each other, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin—uninhibited avatars of their generation's life force—died and, by way of tribute, were subsequently elected to the Playboy Jazz and Pop Hall of Fame. Both were 27. The causes were unnatural: sleeping pills for Jimi, heroin for Janis. They were, after all, vulnerable, r...
