Club 27

The 27 Club is an eerie coincidence of a group of musicians and artists that lost their lives at the age of 27. Here are some of the most famous ones...

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The 27 Club is one of the most famous (and creepy) things about rock music, with so many great talents having met their end at age 27. With the passing of Amy Winehouse, let's take a look at 15 others who died way, way too soon.

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27: THE LEGEND AND MYTHOLOGY OF THE 27 CLUB, the inaugural release of the new SIMMONS BOOKS series, is Simmons’ witty, insightful, and no-BS take on the myth, and the actual people, that make up the “27 club”—the ground-breaking musicians, artists, and celebrities who died at the age of twenty-seven, frozen in the collective consciousness at the zenith of their creative output. The summer of 1969 was a momentous one in modern history. It was a season punctuated with change. Apollo 11 landed…

The 27 Club. This story is not in any textbook, it's not something that you learn at school. Here is the story of the legends of the rock who all died at 27

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The 27 club is a collaboration between Tomall and Pedro Oyarbide. The piece explores Kurt Cobain, a cultural icon, and the elements that have lead to his demise.