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. 

(Partial List Only)

                                                       Johnathan Landis (The 3 Ninjas & “It”)

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)