In the history of popular music, a seemingly disproportionately high number of artists have been lost to the world at age 27. Perhaps is is coincidence, but perhaps not - you decide. Here are 10 of the more famous members of "the 27 club".
Robert Johnson, blues singer
Cause of death: unknown, possible poisoning
Brian Jones, guitarist for the Rolling Stones
Cause of death: drowned
Jimi Hendrix, singer, songwriter, and pioneering guitarist
Cause of death: inhalation of vomit
Janis Joplin, rock/blues singer
Cause of death: drug overdose
Jim Morrison, iconic singer for rock band The Doors
Cause of death: purportedly heart failure
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, keyboardist for rock band the Grateful Dead
Cause of death: Alcoholism related gastrointestinal hemmorage
Leslie Harvey, guitarist for rock band Stone The Crows
Cause of death: electrocution while performing
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist and founder of the band Gray
Cause of death: drug overdose
Kurt Cobain, grunge rock pioneer and founder of Nirvana
Cause of death: suicide via gunshot wound
Amy Winehouse, rock/blues singer
Cause of death: alcohol poisoning