Amy Winehouse, singer-songwriter – Died of alcohol poisoning (2011) (Photo: Instagram, @sp4you)
Jim Morrison, singer and lyricist of The Doors – Died of heart failure (1971) (Photo: Instagram, @bronyraur1970)
Jimi Hendrix, pioneering electric guitarist – Died of Asphyxiation (1970) (Photo: Instagram, @anrroom)
Chris Bell, guitarist and singer of Big Star – Died in a traffic collision (1978) (Photo: Instagram, @yatcosmos)
Janis Joplin, singer-songwriter of Big Brother and the Holding Company – Died of a drug overdose (1970) (Photo: Instagram, @anderzoo)
Pete Ham, singer and songwriter of Badfinger – Committed suicide (1975) (Photo: Instagram, @jeremymikula)
Richey Edwards, lyricist and guitarist of Manic Street Preachers – Pronounced dead in 2008 after disappearing in 1995 (Photo: Instagram, @viva_vampira)
D. Boon, singer and guitarist of the Minutemen – Died in a traffic collision (1985) (Photo: Instagram, @notlikeyoufanzine)
Dave Alexander, bassist of The Stooges – Died of Pulmonary edema (1988) (Photo: Instagram, @kylo.gen)
Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson, singer of Canned Heat – Died of a drug overdose (1970) (Photo: Instagram, @heliumhead626)
Brian Jones, founding Rolling Stones guitarist – Drowned (1969) (Photo: Instagram, @therakeonline)
Robert Johnson, blues singer and guitarist – Died of poisoning (1938) (Photo: Instagram, @davidapino)
Rudy Lewis, singer of The Drifters – Died of a drug overdose (1964) (Photo: Instagram, @killer_queen_612)
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead – Died of a gastrointestinal haemorrhage (1973) (Photo: Instagram, @psychederek)
Mia Zapata, lead singer of The Gits – Murdered (1993) (Photo: Instagram, @kim_acrylic)
The recent flurry of interest in Amy, the brilliant documentary spotlighting the brilliant life and tragic death of Amy Winehouse, has once again highlighted a strange phenomenon haunting music – The 27 Club. Here is a list of 15 musicians who have all died under tragic circumstances aged 27.
