27 Club

The 27 club is the name given to a group of musicians who died at age 27. The myth that talented musicians are likely to due at age 27, is an example of selection bias. The members or number of members of this group is not fixed.

Musicians often included in the 27 Club

Picture	Name	Date of death	How they died	What they did	Age
	Johnson, RobertRobert Johnson	01938-08-16 August 16 1938	Strychnine poisoning	Played the blues, the first of the 27 club.	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100 days
	Jones, BrianBrian Jones	01969-07-03 July 3 1969	Drowned in a swimming pool	Was in the band The Rolling Stones	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0124.&&&&&0124 days
	Hendrix, JimiJimi Hendrix	01970-09-18 September 18 1970	Too much wine, probably choked on vomit	Played the guitar, sang and wrote songs for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0295.&&&&&0295 days
	Joplin, JanisJanis Joplin	01970-10-04 October 4 1970	Took too much heroin	Sang and wrote songs for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Cosmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0258.&&&&&0258 days
	Morrison, JimJim Morrison	01971-07-03 July 3 1971	Heart Attack	Sang and wrote songs for The Doors	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0206.&&&&&0206 days
	Cobain, KurtKurt Cobain	01994-04-05 April 5 1994	Killed himself	Sang, played guitar and wrote songs for Nirvana	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 days
	Winehouse, AmyAmy Winehouse	02011-07-23 July 23 2011	Drug overdose, or alcohol withdrawal	Singer	&&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 years, &&&&&&&&&&&&0312.&&&&&0312 days