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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Dave Alexander 03/06/47 – 10/02/75 Five years after being fired from the Stooges after showing up at a festival too drunk to play. The original protopunk bassist was admitted to hospital with pancreatitis, linked to his heavy drinking and subsequently died of pneumonia. His name is mentioned in the song ‘The Angel’s Gate’ written by Mike Watt who subsequently replaced the deceased Alexander in the reformed Stooges.

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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