Unfortunately, the British singer Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) joined this club a few days ago. The 27 Club is the name used for those influential musicians that have died at the age of 27 years old. The list of artists that are part of the “club” has about 50 names but the most influential ones are:
- Robert Johnson (1911-1938) – Blues Singer
- Brian Jones (1942-1969) – Founder of Rolling Stones band
- Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) – guitarist
- Janis Joplin (1943-1970) – singer
- Jim Morrison (1943-1971) – lead singer of “The Doors”
- Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) – founder and lead singer of “Nirvana”
Their music continues inspiring others and entertaining generations even when, in most of the cases, they have been gone for decades.
If you want to learn more about them, here are some ways to do it:
- Robert Johnson
- American roots music (CD)
- You can also listen to him singing “Sweet Home Chicago” by clicking here
- Brian Jones
- Jimi Hendrix
- Video of Jimi Hendrix Live at Monterey
- Janis Joplin
- Pearl (CD)
- Video of Janis Joplin singing a “Piece of my Heart”
- Jim Morrison
- Stoned immaculate (CD)
- The Doors (DVD)
- The American night writings by Jim Morrison
- Jim Morrison singing “People are Strange”
- Kurt Cobain
- Bleach (CD)
- With the lights out (CD)
- Cobain Unseen (Book with unseen pictures and artifacts that belonged to Cobain)
- Amy Winehouse
- Back to Black (CD)
- Frank (CD)
- Amy Winehouse: the biography (Book)
- Watch Amy Winehouse singing “Rehab” live
- Books about the 27 Club and others
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2 comments:
What an awesome list of information! I've actually recently written a post on one of the books listed above! (The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll) http://nabcommunities.com/2011/08/04/club-27-amy-winehouse-joins-the-legends/
It’s terribly sad that these people died so young but they have made such a lasting contribution to music.
I am glad you enjoyed the blog Lily! Thanks for your comment!
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