The 27 Club

Lived:November 10, 1864 — January 17, 1892
Famous for: pioneering a fusion of classical composition with Brazil's popular folk music and rhythms
Death: Unknown

LIVED:May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938
Famous for: Often credited as one of the greatest influences in Blues
Death:Unknown, but typically attributed to strychnine poisoning

Lived:21 October 1941 — 26 March 1969
Famous for: Being a British Rock and Roll Singer
Death:Overdose of sleeping pills

Lived:28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969
Famous for: Being a founding member of the rolling stones
Death :Drowned (coroner's report states "death by misadventure" which is disputed)

Lived :November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
Famous for: Largely considered the greatest guitar player ever, and his albums frequently rank high in any 'best ever' charts
Death:Asphyxiation (disputed)

Lived:January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970
Famous for: lead singer of the band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and her solo career, often called the queen of rock and roll
Death:Probable heroin overdose

Lived:December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
Famous for: lead singer of the doors
Death:Reported as heart failure

Lived:September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973
Famous for: Founding Member of the grateful dead
Death:Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism

Lived:June 3, 1947 – February 10, 1975
Famous for: original bassist for the Stooges
Death:Pulmonary edema

Lived:January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978
Famous for :Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo
Death :Bell died on 27 December 1978 at the age of 27 when he lost control of his small Triumph TR-7 sports car, sometime after 1 a.m. He was on his way home from his father's restaurant in East Memphis. The car struck a wooden light pole on the side of the road, killing him instantly.

Lived:August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993
Famous for:Lead singer of The Gits
Death:She was beaten, raped and strangled in the Central District of Seattle. It is believed she encountered her attacker shortly after 2:15 am. Since an employee at the Comet remembered her wearing her headset as she left, it is believed she was listening to music from her walkman and thus was unaware of the attacker approaching

Lived:February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994
Famous for:Founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana
Death:Suicide by gunshot

Lived; 22 December 1967-February 1, 1995
Famous for:Lyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers
Death: Disappeared; officially presumed dead November 23, 2008

Lived:1 February 1979 – 25 November 2006
Famous for:Mexican banda singer
Death:On 25 November 2006, Elizalde’s vehicle was gunned down; killing him, his chauffer and his assistant shortly after leaving a concert in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.(believed to have been done by drug barons whom he had antagonised)

Lived:14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011
Famous for:Singer-songwriter; first British woman to win five Grammy Awards in single ceremony
Death:Alcohol poisoning