Peggy Caserta, whose candid revelations about her romantic relationship with rock star Janis Joplin were told in a 1973 tell-all book, died Thursday, November 21, at 84.

Peggy Caserta, a lover of rock icon Janis Joplin, has died at age 84. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ + news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Caserta died last Thursday at her home, a cabin on the Tillamook River in Oregon, Deadline reports. Her death was due to natural causes.

Janis Joplin and Peggy Caseta were fast friends, occasional lovers and then dope-shooting comrades, even as their fortunes rose.

Peggy Caserta, Janis Joplin's one-time lover, has died at 84. Caserta wrote two memoirs about her time with the rocker, including 1973's 'Going Down with Janis' and 2018's 'I Ran into Some Trouble.'