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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Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan – 08/09/1945 – 08/03/1973 Years of incessant drinking inevitably caused a series of liver problems for the founding member of Grateful Dead. McKernan was given doctors orders to stop touring, but unable to keep away he rejoined the band. Unfortunately his health deteriorated so much he was forced to quit touring once again. He was found dead at his home in Corte Maderna after passing away from a gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

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WHAT ABOUT JEFF BUCKLEY????
~ by SCOTTY 6/20/2008 Report
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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