The 27 Club, also occasionally known as the Forever 27 Club, is a popular culture name for a group of influential rock and blues musicians who all died at the age of 27, sometimes under mysterious circumstances.^[1][2][3] Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that societys vernacular language or lingua franca. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental musical form which evolved from African American spirituals, shouts, work songs and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. ...

Musicians usually included in the 27 Club

There is some debate as to the criterion used to include musicians who died at the age of 27 in the "27 Club". The impetus for the Club's creation were the deaths of an unusual number of prominent 27 year old musicians within a two year period of time. Lists include Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison. All four of these musicians died between 1969 and 1971. Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison all died within a ten month period. Morrison and Jones died on the same date two years apart. Kurt Cobain, who died in 1994, was later included by some, probably due to his popularity and his death occurring at the pinnacle of his career. (According to the book Heavier Than Heaven, when Cobain died his sister claimed that as a kid he would talk about how he wanted to join the 27 Club.)^[4] Heavier Than Heaven is the name of a 2001 biography of musician Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the grunge rock band Nirvana. ...

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Other well-known musicians who died at 27

Some lists include other musicians who died at age 27. Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross writes, "The number of musicians who passed away at 27 is truly remarkable by any standard. [Although] humans die regularly at all ages, there is a statistical spike for musicians who die at 27."^[3] Charles R. Cross is a rock music journalist and author based in Seattle. ...

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See also

• List of people who died before the age of 30
• Saturn return

The Saturn Return is the astrological phenomenon that occurs in a persons natal chart at approximately 28-30 years old. ...

References

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External links

• "The 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music" from Blender
• "Fans Mark 10 Years Since Cobain Death"
• Interview with Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of the Rolling Stones
• "Nirvana: smells like a very ape heart shaped box in bloom" from the Rutgers-Newark Observer
• "Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!" from Salon.com
• 27 Club T-shirt
• "site & book devoted to the pop culture myth of The 27s