Top 10 Musicians Who Died at Age 27 (The 27 Club)

[Music] they're part of the 27 Club welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 musicians who died at age 27 for this list we chose to focus on solo artists and musicians who are founding members leaders or vocalists of their respective bands nothing number 10 Pete Ham no where you as batfinger original singer and guitarist Pete Ham composed some of the rock group's highest charting [Music] singles however he found even more mainstream recognition when Harry Nelson took without you to the top of the charts despite this success bad finger's luck took a turn for the worse you while label issues manager problems and lack of funds ultimately left ham so hopeless that he hung himself I love to [Music] you number nine Chris Bell after forming power pop outfit big star Chris Bell took on singing and guitar duties and shared the majority of song writing with Alex Chilton though he also contributed production work to the critically acclaimed number one record the album's lackluster Commercial Success spurred Bell's [Music] departure while his depression and heroin habit continued to torment him during his solo career it was actually a car crash that took his life [Music] number eight Ron pigpen [Music] McCaron though the Grateful Dead were active between 1965 and 1995 they never would have been the band we know today without founding member Ron mckernan's skills on multiple instruments his vocals and blues expertise helped shape much of the band's early work and gave them several live Staples but his heavy drinking and poor finally got in the way even though he stopped touring Pig Pen died from internal bleeding of his digestive [Music] [Applause] system reab number seven Amy win housee yes i' been black but where I come back you no if you were surprised to learn alcohol poisoning caused Amy wi House's death though the multiple Grammy winner was a promising young Diva with an extremely unique voice she was also plagued early on with personal [Music] demons [Music] know her drug addictions violent tendencies and health issues were constantly splashed across the tabloids despite her problems we remember her as a one-of-a-kind Talent final frame is a [Music] Los number six Brian [Music] Jones we formed the Rolling Stones Brian Jones eventually saw Mick Jagger and Keith Richards take over and while he was a multi-talented musician he soon found himself being squeezed out fact that he was expecting it made it kind of easier I guess as his use of drugs and alcohol increased he distanced himself more and more and was eventually dismissed I didn't really even think he took it all in he was already up in the stratosphere so when the guitarist was found dead in his swimming pool a month later people beli his substance abuse might have been a [Music] factor number five Janice Joplin [Music] the queen of psychedelic Soul was an electric and provocative performer whose colorful fashion sense and flashy hairstyles helped her remain etched in our [Music] memories but her success with big brother and the holding company as well as her solo work weren't enough to help her overcome her long battle with drugs and alcohol as it was most likely a mix of these that caused her timely death I know everybody needs needs a little helptime wow this is my time you know it is number four Robert Johnson she got a porn and it won say some Robert Johnson's complex style made him a legend but what's also legendary is how the king of Mississippi delta blues alleged got his skills by selling his soul to the devil since his official cause of death is unknown some think Satan came to collect but the most popular theory is that an envious husband poisoned him after Johnson made the moves on his wife B one daddy one more time number three Jim Morrison come on come on come on come on thanks to the magnetic and impulse of Jim Morrison the doors lit the fire of controversy wherever they went his deep voice Charisma and on and off stage Persona helped the band fashion a provocative and cuttingedge sound that still resonates today unfortunately Morrison's wild lifestyle took its toll when the young psychedelic rocker was found dead in a bathtub since no autopsy was performed different theories exist for his death ranging from a heart attack to a drug overdose the street like to we [Music] I number two Kurt [Applause] Cobain alternative rock and music in general were never the same after Nirvana burst onto the scene with their adolescent indifference I led by Kurt Cobain the band introduced the Seattle sound to the masses and became leaders of grung big [Music] four though Cobain's drug dependence and personal issues led him to take his own life there's no denying that few musicians spoke to a generation quite like he did [Music] [Applause] [Music] number one Jimmy Hendrick must out as the original Seattle rocker Jimmy Hendrick wasn't only a musical innovator with Avant guard ideas he was also an incomparable guitarist but Jimmy was also famous for his drug [Music] use sadly it was a mix of such substances and asphixiation that took him away in 1970 though he left an incredible body of work we can only imagine what further greatness he could have given us should he have lived past [Applause] [Music] 27 though the sex drugs and rock and roll lifestyle may sound appealing it doesn't always lead to a happy and longlasting life be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com for more informative top 10 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 9min 5sec (545 seconds)

Published: Sun Nov 10 2013