The 27 Club Timeline

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1911 – 1938 Robert Johnson (1911-1938) Died 16 August 1938, aged 27 Robert Johnson was a Mississippi Delta blues singer and guitarist. His handful of recordings deeply influenced rock and blues, and he became the subject of the legend that he sold his soul at a crossroads.
1942 – 1970 Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) Died 18 September 1970, aged 27 Jimi Hendrix, the American guitarist who redefined electric rock guitar playing, died in London from asphyxiation after a drug overdose. He remains widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in popular music history.
1942 – 1969 Brian Jones (1942-1969) Founder of the Rolling Stones English multi-instrumentalist who founded the Rolling Stones. Pushed out of the band in June 1969, he drowned in his swimming pool at Cotchford Farm weeks later, aged 27.
1943 – 1970 Janis Joplin (1943-1970) Died 4 October 1970, aged 27 Janis Joplin, the American rock and blues singer known for her raw, powerful vocal style, died in Los Angeles of a heroin overdose. Her death, following Jimi Hendrix's by less than a month, cemented the "27 Club" as a cultural touchstone.
1943 – 1970 Alan Wilson (1943-1970) Canned Heat singer and guitarist Blind Owl — the singer, harmonica and slide-guitar player of Canned Heat, voice of On the Road Again and Going Up the Country. Died aged 27.
1943 – 1971 Jim Morrison American singer, songwriter & poet James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (1943-1971) was the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, celebrated for his baritone voice, poetic lyrics and theatrical, unpredictable stage presence. Known as "The Lizard King", he became one of the defining and most controversial icons of 1960s counterculture before his death in Paris at the age of 27.
1945 – 1973 Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan (1945-1973) Grateful Dead founding member Organist, harmonica player and blues singer of the early Grateful Dead. Died of liver disease aged 27.
1960 – 1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat Neo-Expressionism · USA Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American Neo-Expressionist painter who rose from graffiti artist to art world star. He died of a heroin overdose at 27. His work now sells for over $100 million.
1967 – 1994 Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) Died 5 April 1994, aged 27 Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana and a defining voice of grunge and 1990s rock, died by suicide at his Seattle home. His death made him one of the most mourned musicians of his generation.
1983 – 2011 Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) Died 23 July 2011, aged 27 The British singer-songwriter, known for the album "Back to Black" and hits including "Rehab," died of alcohol poisoning at her London home. She had long struggled publicly with substance abuse. Her death added her to the "27 Club" of musicians who died at that age.
1989 – 2016 Anton Yelchin (1989-2016) Died 19 June 2016, aged 27 Yelchin was an actor known for playing Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek film series. He also appeared in films including Star Trek Beyond, released weeks after his death. He died in a freak accident involving his own car at his home.