Psychedelic rock figures. Some groups, such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream, broke up. Hendrix died in London in September 1970, shortly after recording "Band of Gypsys" (1970), Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose in October 1970 and they were closely followed by Jim Morrison of the Doors, who died in Paris in July 1971. By this point, many surviving acts had moved away from psychedelia into either more back-to-basics "roots rock", traditional-based, pastoral or whimsical folk, the wider experimentation of progressive rock, or riff-based heavy rock. Following the lead of Hendrix in rock, psychedelia began to influence African American
Been Down So Long Been Down So Long "Been Down So Long" is a song by the American rock band The Doors. It appears as the third song on "L.A. Woman", the last studio album that The Doors recorded with lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in July 1971. It has been called a "take-off" on the album. Noted as one of the standout tracks on "L.A. Woman" as one of three blues songs, Lyrically, the song draws upon themes of depression, liberation, and sexuality. The title makes reference to the 1928 Furry Lewis song, "I Will Turn Your Money Green" ("I been down