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Monday, July 25, 2011

The 27 Club - Who Will Be Next?


1. Amy Winehouse


UK-Born R&B artist and the first British singer to win five Grammys. September 14, 1983 - July 23, 2011




2. Kurt Cobain


Nirvana front man and unofficial spokesman of Generation X. February 20, 1967 - April 4, 1994




3. Jimi Hendrix


Icon. November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970




4. Janis Joplin


Rock 'n roll's first female superstar. January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970




5. Brian Jones


Founding member of the Rolling Stones. February 28 1942 - July 3, 1969




6. Jim Morrison


The Doors front man and cult sex symbol. December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971






7. Robert Johnson


King of the Delta blues. May 8, 1911 - August 16, 1938




8. Jesse Belvin


R&B Artist and co-writer of “Earth Angel,” one of the biggest hits of the '50s. December 15, 1932 - February 6, 1960




9. Dave Alexander


Along with Iggy Pop, one of the founding members of the protopunk group The Stooges. June 3, 1947 - February 10, 1975




10. Pete de Freitas


Former drummer of British post-punk group Echo & The Bunnymen. August 2, 1961 - June 14, 1989




11. Pete Ham


Keyboardist and singer for Badfinger. April 27, 1947 - April 24, 1975




12. Les Harvey


Scottish guitarist who played in several bands, most notably with blues outfit Stone The Crows.September 13, 1944 - May 3, 1972




13. Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson


Lead vocalist of Canned Heat and writer of “Going Up to the Country,” the unofficial theme for the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969. July 4, 1943 - September 3, 1970




14. Ron 'Pigpen' McKernan


Founding member of The Grateful Dead. September 8, 1945 - March 8, 1973




15. Chris Bell


Memphis-born Big Star singer/guitarist. January 12, 1951 - December 27, 1978




16. Bryan Ottoson


Guitarist for Minneapolis nu metal band American Head Charge. March 18, 1978 - April 19, 2005




17. Mia Zapata


Lead vocals for punk outfit The Gits. August 25, 1965 - July 7, 1993




18. Sean Patrick McCabe


Lead singer of the vampire-themed punk band Ink and Dagger. 1972 - August 28, 2000




19. Jeremy Michael Ward


Sound technician and vocal operator for The Mars Volta. May 5, 1976 - May 25, 2003




20. Kristen Pfaff


Bassist for Hole. May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994

Culled from Wikipedia

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