27 Club

The 27 club is the name given to a group of musicians, artists, actors and other celebrities who died at age 27.  The members or number of members of this group is not fixed.

Musicians often included in the 27 Club

Picture Name When they diedHow they diedWhat they did AgeRobert JohnsonAugust 16, 1938PoisonedPlayed as a solo artist and became well known for being so good at guitar, he could play two different riffs at the same time.27 years, 97 days129x129pxMalcolm HaleOctober 30, 1968Carbon Monoxide poisoningSang and wrote songs for Spanky and Our Gang27 years, 166 days 100px|Brian Jones in 1965  Drowned in a swimming pool from asthmatic attack and drugs  Was in the band The Rolling Stones 100px|Jimi Hendrix   choked on vomit caused by intoxication by multiple substances  Sang, played guitar and wrote songs for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys 100px|Janis Joplin  Overdosed on heroin and other drugs  Sang and wrote songs for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Cosmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band 100px|Jim Morrison  Cardiac Arrytmia Sang and wrote songs for The Doors 100x100px|Jean-Michel Basquiat with Andy Warhol, Bruno Bischofberger and Fransesco Clemente  Heroin overdose Artist who rose to success during the 1980s as a part of the neo-expressionism movement. 100px|Kurt Cobain  Suicide by gunshot under the effects of heroinVan Gelder, Lawrence. (March 3, 1998)"Footlights", New York Times  Sang, played guitar and wrote songs for Nirvana 100px|Amy Winehouse  Alcohol Intoxication Singer

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