3x3x3: Amy Winehouse joins rock & roll’s celebrated 27 Club
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British neo-soul superstar Amy Winehouse joined The 27 Club yesterday. If you haven’t heard of this select group, the term refers to all the musicians who have died at the age of 27. It’s a pretty famous crowd.
Janis Joplin, dead of a heroin overdose in 1970, was regarded as perhaps the preeminent female rock vocalist of her generation.
Jimi Hendrix, still regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in history, had died less than a month earlier.
Brian Jones, the brilliant and multi-talented co-founder of the Rolling Stones, died under suspicious circumstances in 1969.
Two years to the day after Jones’s death, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison died of “heart failure.”
Kurt Cobain, who many regard as the voice of his generation, committed suicide in 1994.
These are the really famous ones. But the list goes on.
Janis Joplin, dead of a heroin overdose in 1970, was regarded as perhaps the preeminent female rock vocalist of her generation.
Jimi Hendrix, still regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in history, had died less than a month earlier.
Brian Jones, the brilliant and multi-talented co-founder of the Rolling Stones, died under suspicious circumstances in 1969.
Two years to the day after Jones’s death, Doors lead singer Jim Morrison died of “heart failure.”
Kurt Cobain, who many regard as the voice of his generation, committed suicide in 1994.
These are the really famous ones. But the list goes on.
