Famous Singers who die at 27. Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and most recently Amy Whinehouse.
by suburbangurl84 July 24, 2011
referring to the fact that, jim morrison jans joplin jimi hendrix and kurt cobain all died at the age of 27 and are huge music icons.
Dang jimi hendrix janis joplin jim morrison and kurt cobain all died so young, yea man they're in the club of 27
by josper August 21, 2006
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.
by GuitarLover December 14, 2006
A group of musicians that died at the age of 27. Members include Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
by Genku July 30, 2003
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)
by Someone who kinda exists June 12, 2022
The 27 Club is a club comprised of celebrity's that all died at 27, such as Nirvana's Kurt Cobain who shot himself, Star Trek's Anton Yelchin who crashed his car, artist Jean Micheal-Basquiat who suffered a drug overdose, English jazz singer Amy Winehouse who was a victim of alcohol poisoning the list goes on and on
by fvsgzsjhkcnz k August 10, 2021
by bonemarrowbaby February 5, 2021