A group of five musicians in popular culture that all died at the age of 27 with drug-related deaths. The original four memeber (The Four J's) are:
Brian JONES, February 28, 1942 – July 3, 1969,
JIMI Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970,
JANIS JOPLIN, January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970, and
JIM Morrison, December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was added after his untimely death in 1994.
Also, there are 18 less-prominent members who also died at 27.
Brian JONES, February 28, 1942 – July 3, 1969,
JIMI Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970,
JANIS JOPLIN, January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970, and
JIM Morrison, December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was added after his untimely death in 1994.
Also, there are 18 less-prominent members who also died at 27.
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A "group" referring to an allegedly large number of celebrities and their relatives (mostly musicians) who have died at the age of 27. The oldest known member of the Club is a composer named Alexandre Levy (November 1864 - January 1892), although the unusual trend was not noticed until the 1970s.
Current 27 Club members include:
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 11, 1938)
Jimi Hendrix (November 20, 1942 - September 18, 1970)
Brian Jones (February 28, 1942 - July 3, 1969)
Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971; his girlfriend at the time also died at age 27 in 1974)
Janis Joplin (January 14, 1943 - October 4, 1970)
Kurt Cobain (March 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994)
Benjamin Keough (Elvis Presley's grandson; October 27, 1992 - July 12, 2020, most recent member as of June 2022)
Jonathan Brandis (April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003)
Katherine Williams-Dunning (Daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.; 1992/1993 - June 13, 2020)
Amy Winehouse (September 14, 1983 - July 23, 2011)
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 - August 11, 1938)
Jimi Hendrix (November 20, 1942 - September 18, 1970)
Brian Jones (February 28, 1942 - July 3, 1969)
Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971; his girlfriend at the time also died at age 27 in 1974)
Janis Joplin (January 14, 1943 - October 4, 1970)
Kurt Cobain (March 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994)
Benjamin Keough (Elvis Presley's grandson; October 27, 1992 - July 12, 2020, most recent member as of June 2022)
Jonathan Brandis (April 13, 1976 - November 12, 2003)
Katherine Williams-Dunning (Daughter of Hank Williams, Jr.; 1992/1993 - June 13, 2020)
Amy Winehouse (September 14, 1983 - July 23, 2011)
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