THE 27 CLUB: DYING TO GET IN

THE 27 CLUB has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in rock & roll history. The term became widely known after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his age to that of Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix – though it was notable to fans in the early 1970s when those four visionaries died within just two years of each other. When Amy Winehouse passed away at age 27 in 2011, it attracted even more attention to the significance of the age. While the club has been largely connected to musicians, it has expanded since, as many young actors and artists have lost their lives due to everything from addiction to suicide to freak accidents. 

Here are some of the unfortunate and untimely losses connected to the club.

The 27 Club
(Partial List Only)

                                                       Johnathan Landis (The 3 Ninjas & “It”)

Freddie Mercury
Jon Bonham
Tupac Shakur
Notorious B.I.G.
Janis Joplin
Jimmie Hendrix
Kurt Cobain
Amy Weinhouse
Bon Scott (ACDC)
Jim Morrison
Robert Johnson
Brian Jones
Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson
Dennis Wilson (Beach Boys)
Ronald “Pigpen” McKeirnan
David Alexander (Iggy & The Stooges)
Pete Ham
D. Boone (The Minutemen) Guitar
Chris Bell (Big Star Band) Vocalist
Jean Michel Basquait (Artist)
Mia Zapata (Punk Rocker-The Gits)
Kristen Pfaff (Guitar)
Randy “Stretch” Walker
Jeremy Michael Ward (Musician)

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