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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.
Isn't it weird that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin joined the 27 Club within 17 days of each other?
27 club by GuitarLover December 11, 2008
A group of musicians that died at the age of 27. Members include Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain
"I told him not to go and join that stupid club!  I told him!"
27 club by Genku July 29, 2003

club of 27

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
club of 27 by josper August 21, 2006
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)
27 Club by Ubeenbamboozledson June 12, 2022

The 27 Club 

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
Imagine what the 27 club could have done if the lived past the age of 27
The 27 Club by fvsgzsjhkcnz k August 10, 2021
Where all famous rappers die at the age 27
“Yo yesterday lil uzi died he became apart of the 27 club”
27 club by bonemarrowbaby February 4, 2021
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