Musicians Who Died in October 1970

  • Oct 1 Hans Poser, German composer, dies at 52
  • Oct 1 Petar Konjović, Serbian composer, dies at 87
  • Oct 2 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, dies at 79
  • Oct 2 Bo Linde, Swedish neo-classical composer, dies at 37
  • Oct 4 George Frederick McKay, American composer, dies at 71

Janis Joplin (1943-1970)

Oct 4 American rock and blues singer-songwriter ("Piece of My Heart"; "Me and Bobby McGee"; "Mercedes Benz"), dies of a heroin overdose at 27

  • Oct 11 Anis Fuleihan, American composer, dies at 69
  • Oct 13 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, dies at 90
  • Oct 28 Baby Huey [James Ramey], American rock and soul singer (Baby Huey & Babysitters), dies of a drug-related heart attack at 26
  • Oct 28 Eduardo López-Chávarri y Marco, Spanish composer, music critic and lawyer, dies at 99