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THE ​FOREVER 27 CLUB
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OF ​FAME

Alexandre Levy
Composer, pianist, conductor
Born: 10 Nov 1864
Died: 17 Jan 1892

Louis Chauvin
Ragtime musician
Born: 13 March 1881
Died: 26 Mar 1908
Cause: Syphillis

Robert Johnson
Ragtime Musician
Born: 8 May 1911
Died: 16 Aug 1938
Cause: Unknown, but thought to have been strychnine poisoning - possibly shot

Nat Jaffe
Swing jazz pianist
Born: 1 Jan 1918
Died: 5 Aug 1945
Cause: High blood pressure

Jesse Belvin
R&B singer and songwriter.
Born: 15 Dec 1932
Died: 6 Feb 1960
Cause: Car accident

Rudy Lewis
R&B Swinger
Born: 23 Aug 1936
Died: 20 May 1964
Cause: Probable drug overdose although his family think otherwise

Malcolm Hale
Guitarist and trombonist in Spanky and the Gang
Born: 17 May 1941
Died: 20 May 1964
Cause: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Dickie Pride
Rock n Roll Singer
Born: 21 October 1941
Died: 26 March 1969
Cause: Overdose of sleeping pills

Brian Jones
Rhythm guitarist/multi-instrumentalist
Born: 28 Feb 1942
Died: 3 July 1969
Cause: Drowned in swimming pool
 
Jimi Hendrix
Pioneering electric guitarist, singer, and songwriter for The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Band of Gypsys.
Born: 27 Nov 1942
Died: 18 Sep 1970
Cause: Asphyxiated on vomit after accidental overdose of sleeping pills

Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
Leader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat.
Born: 4 July 1943
Died: 3 Sep 1970
Cause: Barbiturate overdose, possible suicide

Janis Joplin
Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother & The Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Born: 19 Jan 1943
Died: 4 Oct 1970
Cause: Possible heroin overdose

Arlester "Dyke" Christian
American Soul Singer
Born: 13 June 1943
Died: 13 March 1971
Cause: Shot

Jim Morrison
Poet, lead singer, songwriter, and video director for The Doors.
Born: 8 Dec 1943
Died: 3 Jul 1971
Cause: Official cause of death listed as "heart failure" but, as no autopsy was performed, the actual cause remains mysterious. Possible accidental overdose
Linda Jones
Bassist in Dyke and the Blazers
Born: 14 December 1944
Died: 14 March 1972
Cause: Diabetes

Les Harvey
Guitarist of Stone the Crows.
Born: 13 Sept 1944
Died: 2 May 1972
Cause: Electrocuted by a microphone
 
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Founding member and keyboardist of the Grateful Dead.
Born: 8 Sept 1945
Died: 8 March 1973
Cause: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism

Roger Lee Durham
Vocalist and percussionist in Bloodstone 
Born: 14 Feb 1946
Died: 27 July 1973
Cause: Riding accident

Wallace Yohn
Organist for the jazz-rock band Chase
Born: 12 Jan 1947
Died: 12 Aug 1974
Cause: Plane crash

Dave Alexander 
Bassist for The Stooges.
Born: 3 June 1947
Died: 10 Feb 1975
Cause: Pulmonary edema

Peter Ham
Keyboardist/Guitarist, leader of Badfinger.
Born: 27 Apr 1947
Died: 24 Apr 1975
Cause: Suicide by hanging

Gary Thain
Bassist in Uriah Heep
Born: 15 May 1948
Died: 8 Dec 1975
Cause: Drug overdose

Cecilia 
Europop Singer
Born: 11 Oct 1948
Died: 2 Aug 1976
Cause: Car accident 

Helmut Köllen
Bassist in Triumvirat 
Born: 2 Mar 1950
Died: 3 May 1977
Cause: Carbon monoxide poisoning

Chris Bell 
Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo.
Born: 12 Jan 1951
Died: 27 Dec 1978
Cause: Drove a car into a telegraph pole

Jacob Miller 
Reggae artist & Lead Singer of Inner Circle
Born: 4 May 1952
Died: 23 Mar 1980
Cause: Car crash

D. Boon
Guitarist, lead singer of punk band the Minutemen.
Born: 1 April 1958
Died: 22 Dec 1985
Cause: Lying down in the back of a van when it left the road, he was thrown from the van and broke his neck

Alexander Bashlachev
Russian Poet, Musician, Singer Songwriter
Born: 27 May 1960
Died: 17 Feb 1988
Cause: Probable suicide
Pete de Freitas
Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen.
Born: 2 Aug 1961
Died: 14 Jun 1989
Cause: Motorcycle accident returning from filming a music video

Mia Zapata
Lead singer of The Gits.
Born: 25 August 1965
Died: 7 Jul 1993
Cause: Murdered

Kurt Cobain
Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Nirvana.
Born: 20 Feb 1967
Died: 8 Apr 1994
Cause: Officially recorded as suicide by self inflicted gun shot, although there remains much speculation

Kristen Pfaff
Bass guitarist for Hole
Born: 26 May 1967
Died: 16 Jun 1994
Cause: Heroin overdose

Randy "Stretch" Walker
Rapper
Born: 21 August 1968
Died: 30 November 1995
Cause: Shot in a drive-by shooting

Fat Pat
Rapper and member of Screwed Up Click
Born: 21 Feb 1970
Died: 3 Feb 1998
Cause: Shot

Freaky Tah
MC and hype man with Lost Boyz
Born: 14 May 1971
Died: 28 Mar 1999
Cause: Shot

Rodrigo Bueno
Arentine cuarteto singer
Born: 24 May 1973
Died: 24 June 2000
Cause: Road rage car accident

Sean Patrick McCabe
Lead singer of Ink & Dagger
Born: 13 Nov 1972
Died: 28 Aug 2000
Cause: Choked on his own vomit after ingesting too much alcohol

Maria Serrano Serrano
Europop Singer
Born: 26 Nov 1973
Died: 24 Nov 2001
Cause: Plane crash

Jeremy Michael Ward
The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator
Born: 5 May 1976
Died: 25 May 2003
Cause: Heroin overdose

Bryan Ottoson
Guitarist for American Head Chargez
Born: 18 Mar 1978
Died: 19 Apr 2005
Cause: Accidental prescription drug overdose

Valentín Elizalde
Mexican Singer
Born: 1 Feb 1979
Died: 25 November 2006
Cause: Gunned down in an ambush

Lily Tembo
Composer, pianist, conductor
Born: 20 Nov 1981
Died: 14 Sep 2009
Cause: Severe gastritis

Amy Winehouse
Singer/Songwriter
Born: 14 Sep 1983
Died: 23 July 2011
Cause: Alcohol poisoning

Richard Turner
Trumpet player, musician
Born: 30 Jul 1984
Died: 11 Aug 2011
Cause: Heart attack while swimming

Tomas Lowe
Bass Player in Viola Beach
Died: 14 February 2016
Cause: Car accident
​Alexandre Levy
Louis Chauvin
Robert Johnson
Nat Jaffe
Jesse Belvin
Rudy Lewis
Malcolm Hale
Dickie Pride
Brian Jones
"Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
Arlester "Dyke" Christian
Jim Morrison
Linda Jones
Leslie Harvey
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Roger Lee Durham
Wallace Yohn
Dave Alexander
Pete Ham
Gary Thain
Cecilia
Helmut Köllen
Chris Bell
Jacob Miller
D. Boon
Alexander Bashlachev
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Pete de Freitas
Mia Zapata
Kurt Cobain
Randy "Stretch" Walker
Kristen Pfaff
Fat Pat
Freaky Tah
Rodrigo Bueno
Sean Patrick McCabe
Maria Serrano Serrano
Jeremy Michael Ward
Bryan Ottoson
Valentín Elizalde
Amy Winehouse
Richard Turner
Tomas Lowe
Kim Jong-Hyun​

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