Dead At 27: Rock'N'Roll Music's Infamous Death Club

Gigwise remembers the biggest members of the fated 27 club...

June 20, 2008 by James Dannatt and Huw Jones

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Believe it or not, in the world of Rock n Roll, age matters; former Libertine Pete Doherty is two years too old and drug addled diva Amy Winehouse two years too young. We are of course talking about the mythical private members only 27 Club, the collective grouping of musicians who died at the age of 27. The Club was created in 1969 when a number of renowned musicians died within years of each other, each shrouded in mystery. There’s no dress code, guest list or kicking out time and its doors are always open, providing you’re old enough to get in that is. Coincidence, conspiracy, speculation, mystery, tragedy and fate; its all there, click through the gallery below to see which unfortunate musicians are bona fide members.

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Robert Johnson 08/05/11 – 16/08/38 According to folklore, King of the Delta Blues Robert Johnson, considered by many to be the grandfather of Rock n Roll, sold his soul to the devil in order to become the greatest Blues musician to ever live. Although it’s thought he died after drinking from an open bottle of Whiskey laced with strychnine, his death in 1938 remains uncertain as does the exact location of his grave, with three different burial sites all claiming to hold his bones.

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WHAT ABOUT JEFF BUCKLEY????
~ by SCOTTY 6/20/2008 Report
- what about him? he was thirty when he died
  ~ by c 6/20/2008 Report
ha www.wikipedia.com scotty
~ by Lame! 6/20/2008 Report
this is an intense line up of great musicians! Unfortunately they left us too soon!
~ by Priscilla 6/20/2008 Report
this sux jimi hendrix and kurt cobain died ****ing drugs and guns and women
~ by the great cobain 6/20/2008 Report
Although this is contentious, Richie Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers also disappeared at 27 I think. He can’t be an official member of the 27 club as his body was never found even though its suspected he jumed off the severn bridge
~ by Jon 6/22/2008 Report
jeff bucley was 30 when he died not 27
~ by seno 6/23/2008 Report
hi u i love u
~ by emogirl 6/25/2008 Report
and Tose Proeski 3 months before his 27 birthday
~ by Tanjula 8/1/2008 Report
convalescent preknowledge postneurotic chrysochlorous bas togs unsectarianism undertread http://bvxewsp.com http://yxahuyxaz.com <a href= http://unbpixovbkk.com >jiwxhg ncvltol</a> http://slpjrrjhuu.com <a href= http://sxkjjagbhh.com >vfyqeqy tkqpsp</a> http://dyrigch.com
~ by Louann Shannon 9/2/2008 Report
I think this is a very tragic club to be in, a list of very talented musiciains who have all tragically died in horrible circumstances and way before their time....RIP x
~ by Hannah Banana 9/16/2009 Report

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