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This project is for celebrities, movie stars, and musicians who died at 27 years of age.
Resources and links
- Celebrity Legacies episode on Jimi Hendrix, aired Sept. 16, 2015.
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club
- https://www.google.com/search?q=27+club+list&oq=27+club&aqs=chrome....
People identified as being in the 27 Club
Name Date of death Official cause of death Fame Age 27 Club
references
Alexandre Levy January 17, 1892 Unknown Composer, pianist and conductor 27 years, 98 days [20]
Louis Chauvin March 26, 1908 Neurosyphilitic sclerosis Ragtime musician 27 years, 13 days [20][21]
Robert Johnson August 16, 1938 Poisoning (strychnine [unattributed]) Blues singer and musician who recorded a very influential set of 29 songs. 27 years, 100 days [20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Nat Jaffe August 5, 1945 Complications from high blood pressure Swing jazz pianist 27 years, 216 days [20]
Jesse Belvin February 6, 1960 Traffic collision (car) R&B singer, pianist and songwriter 27 years, 53 days [20][21][23][24]
Rudy Lewis May 20, 1964 Drug overdose Vocalist of the Drifters 27 years, 271 days [23][25]
Joe Henderson October 24, 1964 Heart attack R&B and gospel singer 27 years, 183 days [27]
Malcolm Hale October 31, 1968 Poisoning (carbon monoxide) Original member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang 27 years, 166 days [20][24]
Dickie Pride March 26, 1969 Drug overdose (sleeping pills) Rock and roll singer 27 years, 156 days [23]
Brian Jones July 3, 1969 Drowning[28] (coroner's report states "death by misadventure")[29] Rolling Stones founder, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist 27 years, 125 days [20][21][23][24][25][26][30]
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson September 3, 1970 Drug overdose (barbiturate), possible suicide Leader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat 27 years, 61 days [20][21][23][24][25][26]
Jimi Hendrix September 18, 1970 Asphyxiation[31] Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys 27 years, 295 days [20][21][23][24][25][26][30]
Janis Joplin October 4, 1970 Drug overdose (probable, heroin)[32] Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band 27 years, 258 days [20][21][23][24][25][26][33]
Arlester "Dyke" Christian March 13, 1971 Murdered Frontman, vocalist and bassist of Dyke and the Blazers 27 years, 273 days [20]
Jim Morrison July 3, 1971 Heart failure[34] Singer, lyricist, and leader of the Doors 27 years, 207 days [20][21][23][24][25][26][30]
Linda Jones March 14, 1972 Complications from diabetes Soul singer 27 years, 91 days [23]
Leslie Harvey May 3, 1972 Electrocution Guitarist for Stone the Crows and brother of Alex Harvey 27 years, 233 days [21][24][26]
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan March 8, 1973 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Founding member, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead 27 years, 181 days [20][21][23][24][25][26]
Roger Lee Durham July 27, 1973 Fell off a horse and died from the injuries Singer and percussionist of Bloodstone 27 years, 163 days [20][24] Wallace Yohn August 12, 1974 Plane crash Organ player of Chase 27 years, 212 days [20]
Dave Alexander February 10, 1975 Pulmonary edema Bassist for the Stooges 27 years, 252 days [20][21][23][24][25][26]
Pete Ham April 24, 1975 Suicide by hanging Keyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger 27 years, 362 days [20][21][23][24][25][26]
Gary Thain December 8, 1975 Drug overdose (heroin) Former bassist of Uriah Heep and the Keef Hartley Band 27 years, 207 days [20][21][24][25]
Cecilia August 2, 1976 Traffic collision (car) Singer 27 years, 296 days [35][36]
Helmut Köllen May 3, 1977 Poisoning (carbon monoxide) Bassist for 1970s prog rock band Triumvirat 27 years, 62 days [20][24]
Chris Bell December 27, 1978 Traffic collision (car) Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo 27 years, 349 days [20][21][23][24]
Jacob Miller March 23, 1980 Traffic collision (car) Reggae artist and lead singer for Inner Circle 27 years, 324 days [21][25]
D. Boon December 22, 1985 Traffic collision (van) Guitarist, lead singer of punk band the Minutemen 27 years, 266 days [20][21][23][24][26]
Alexander Bashlachev February 17, 1988 Fall from a height, probable suicide Poet, rock musician and songwriter 27 years, 266 days [35]
Jean-Michel Basquiat August 12, 1988 Drug overdose (Speedball) Painter and graffiti artist; formed the band Gray 27 years, 234 days [23][24][25][26]
Pete de Freitas June 14, 1989 Traffic collision (motorcycle) Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen 27 years, 346 days [20][21][23][24][25]
Dimitar Voev September 5, 1992 Cancer Founder of the Bulgarian group New Generation 27 years, 107 days [37]
Mia Zapata July 7, 1993 Murdered Lead singer of the Gits 27 years, 316 days [20][21][23]
Kurt Cobain April 5, 1994 c. Suicide by gunshot[38] Founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana 27 years, 44 days c. [20][21][23][24][25][26][33]
Kristen Pfaff June 16, 1994 Drug overdose (heroin) Bass guitarist for Hole and Janitor Joe 27 years, 21 days [20][21][23][24][25][26]
Richey Edwards February 1, 1995 Disappeared; officially presumed dead November 23, 2008 Lyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers 27 years, 41 days [20][23][24][26]
Fat Pat February 3, 1998 Murdered American rapper and member of Screwed Up Click 27 years, 61 days [20][21]
Freaky Tah March 28, 1999 Murdered American rapper and member of the hip hop group Lost Boyz 27 years, 318 days [20]
Kami June 21, 1999 Subarachnoid hemorrhage Drummer for Malice Mizer 27 years, 140 days [39]
Rodrigo Bueno June 24, 2000 Traffic collision (car) Cuarteto singer 27 years, 31 days [35]
Sean Patrick McCabe August 28, 2000 Asphyxiation Lead singer of Ink & Dagger 27 years, 289 days [20][21][23][24]
Maria Serrano Serrano November 24, 2001 Plane crash (Crossair Flight 3597) Background singer for Passion Fruit 27 years, 363 days [20]
Jeremy Michael Ward May 25, 2003 Drug overdose (heroin) The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator 27 years, 20 days [20][21][23][24]
Bryan Ottoson April 19, 2005 Drug overdose (prescription medication) Guitarist for American Head Charge 27 years, 32 days [20][21][24]
Valentín Elizalde November 26, 2006 Murdered Mexican banda singer 27 years, 297 days [20]
Amy Winehouse July 23, 2011 Alcohol poisoning[40] Singer-songwriter 27 years, 312 days [21][23][24][25][26][30]
Richard Turner August 11, 2011 Cardiac arrest Trumpet player, collaborator with Friendly Fires[41] 27 years, 12 days [21]
Nicole Bogner January 6, 2012 Undisclosed illness Singer for Visions of Atlantis 27 years, 290 days [42]
Soroush "Looloosh" Farazmand November 11, 2013 Murdered Guitarist for the Yellow Dogs 27 years, 11 days [43][44]
Slađa Guduraš December 10, 2014 Road accident Bosnian pop singer and actress 27 years, 213 days [45]
- Rico Yan March 29, 2002 Acute hemorrhage pancreatitis Filipino actor 27 years, 15 days
- Anton Yelchin [Anton Viktorovich Yelchin (Russian: Анто́н Ви́кторович Ельчи́н]; March 11, 1989 – June 19, 2016) "freak Auto accident at his home with his own car" Chekov in Star Trek
- Ares not from Wiki List. Added by Geni collaborators.