Jazz organist (for the band Chase) Wallace Yohn died aged 27 on 12 August 1974 in a tragic plane crash.  He was on his way to play a gig in Jackson County, Minnesota with band leader Bill Chase when their plane (a Piper Twin Comanche) came down.

Trumpet player with the Friendly Fires Richard Turner died tragically of a heart attack on 11 August 2011. Richard was the most recent person to join the Forever 27 Club.  The Friendly Fires are a fantastic band - check them out here: http://www.wearefriendlyfires.com/