27 Club

The 27 club is the name given to a group of musicians 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 died	How they died	What they did	Age
	Robert Johnson	August 16, 1938	Strychnine poisoning	Played the blues, the first of the 27 club.	27 years, 100 days
	Brian Jones	July 3, 1969	Drowned in a swimming pool	Was in the band The Rolling Stones	27 years, 125 days
	Jimi Hendrix	September 18, 1970	asphyxiation, choked on vomit caused by intoxication	Sang, played guitar and wrote songs for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys	27 years, 295 days
	Janis Joplin	October 4, 1970	Overdosed on heroin	Sang and wrote songs for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Cosmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band	27 years, 258 days
	Jim Morrison	July 3, 1971	Heart attack	Sang and wrote songs for The Doors	27 years, 206 days
	Dimitar Voev	September 5, 1992	Brain tumor	Sang, played bass and wrote songs for Nova Generacia	27 years, 107 days
	Kurt Cobain	April 5, 1994	Suicide	Sang, played guitar and wrote songs for Nirvana	27 years, 44 days
	Amy Winehouse	July 23, 2011	Alcohol poisoning	Singer	27 years, 312 days