The reported death of troubled singer Amy Winehouse at the age of 27 is a sad reminder of several other musical stars who also passed away at the same age.
Known in pop culture as "The 27 Club," this unfortunate collective of stars remains forever frozen in fans minds at that age, with many of them believed to have had their best work yet ahead of them.
Kurt CobainDead: April 5, 1994, 27 years and 44 days, ruled as suicide by shotgunBand: Nirvana




Amy Winehouse
Dead: July 23, 2011, 27 years and 313 days, probable heroin overdose
Brian JonesDead: July 3, 1969, 27 years and 125 days, drowned in a swimming poolBand: Rolling Stones




Jimi HendrixDead: eptember 18, 1970, 27 years and 295 days, asphyxiated on vomit after combining sleeping pills with wineBand: The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys




Janis JoplinDead: October 4, 1970, 27 years and 258 days, heroin overdoseBand: The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band




Jim MorrisonDead: July 3, 1971, 27 years and 207 days, cause of death listed as "heart failure"Band: The Doors




Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
Dead: September 3, 1970, Barbiturate overdose, possible suicide
Band: Canned Heat
Ron "Pigpen" McKernanDead: March 8, 1973, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholismBand: Grateful Dead



Les HarveyDead: May 3, 1972, Electrocution by live microphone after touching it with his wet handsBand: Stone the Crows

Dave AlexanderDead: February 10, 1975, Pulmonary edemaBand: Stooges