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
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison Macmillan Publishing, then as an editorial assistant and, from 1968 to 1971, editor-in-chief of "Jazz & Pop" magazine. She was one of the first female rock critics. As editor-in-chief of "Jazz & Pop" she first interviewed Jim Morrison of the rock band the Doors in January 1969. After the interview, they began a correspondence, became friends and later lovers. She and Morrison exchanged vows in a Celtic handfasting ceremony in June 1970. Before witnesses, the couple signed a document declaring themselves wed. The relationship continued to be long-distance, which she says suited them both just fine. As temperamental artists with