The untimely deaths of famous musicians at age 27 may be coincidence , but it is tragic coincidence. The mythology of the 27 Club gained prominence with the death of Kurt Cobain in since he died at the same age as iconic rock musicians, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, when they died in the s.
The premature death of Amy Winehouse at age 27 in , again renewed interest in the age's apparent curse. This is a list of some of the artists and musicians who died at the far too young age of Born years ago in rural Mississippi, the blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson garnered little attention during his lifetime but was rediscovered in the s, influencing numerous rock and roll pioneers.
According to legend, Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his mighty talent, which he demonstrated on street corners throughout the Mississippi Delta and in the 29 songs he recorded between and A founding member of the Rolling Stones along with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Brian Jones developed a severe substance abuse problem that by the mids had taken a toll on his health, landed him in jail and alienated him from his bandmates. He was forced out of the group in June The following month, Jones was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool; police reported that he had drowned while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Recently, new evidence has suggested that foul play may have had a hand in his death at age Known as Blind Owl because of his poor vision, Alan Wilson first on left headed up the American blues band Canned Heat, which performed at Woodstock in A songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player, he famously re-taught the aging blues legend Son House, who had been living in obscurity for decades, how to play his own songs.
Wilson, who struggled with mental illness and had previously attempted suicide, succumbed to a drug overdose in September , becoming the first of three acclaimed musicians to die at age 27 that year. He died in Afghanistan in a case of friendly fire in the midst of a firefight. Anton Yelchin March 11, — June 19, The actor best known for playing Pavel Chekov in the big-screen "Star Trek" reboots, died in a car accident at his L.
No cause of death was immediately revealed, but Santana was hospitalized three months before with kidney and liver failure. The professional pitcher, who debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in and later played for the Los Angeles Angels, was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Southlake, Texas, in July No foul play was suspected, authorities said.
I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. And more celebrities die at the age of 28 than Winehouse was responsible for the bestselling British album of the 21st century, "Back to Black," in She died just three years later, of alcohol poisoning. The lead singer of The Doors was an icon of youth counterculture in the s.
The cause of his death remains a mystery. He was found dead in a bathtub in Paris. The neoimpressionist and graffiti artist achieved fame few artists do, much less artists so young. He died of a heroin overdose in his Manhattan art studio. One of rock's biggest pioneers, Joplin died of a heroin overdose. Less than a year later, her final album, "Pearl," was released and shot straight to the top of the Billboard charts.
Johnson had a small following when he was alive, but his talent became clear to a bigger audience after the re-issue of his album "King of the Delta Blues Singers" in His folk-blues sound influenced more contemporary rock bands in the following decades. Few details of his life are known with certainty, but he's thought to have died from strychnine poisoning and pneumonia. Hendrix was famous for rocketing to the top of the rock world in just a brief, four-year music career.
The precise details of his death are disputed. He took nine sleeping pills the night before he died. The original founder and leader of the Rolling Stones was ousted in as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards took over its musical direction. Less than a month later, he was found at the bottom of his swimming pool.
Brandis gained fame as a child actor on "One Life to Live" and became a teen idol, leading the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's "It.
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