We take a look at four iconic artists who just barely missed entry into the 27 Club after tragically dying at 26.

the riskiest years came before musicians turned 25. Yet the legend of the 27 Club continues to grow. Pages devoted to 27 Club members exist in 51 languages on Wikipedia, and the one in English ...

Since the Seventies, the untimely deaths of influential musicians has led to a popular belief in the so-called '27 Club' phenomenon. Unfortunate members include Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix ...

Basquiat was a member of the “27 Club.” This widespread myth holds that famous people, especially musicians, are unusually likely to die at age 27. “The weird thing about this particular ...

Jimi Hendrix is one of the rock stars in the "27 Club." A UC Davis researcher writes about this myth, or reality? (Getty Images) The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why ...

The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.

“Our investigation shows that the 27 Club is a real phenomenon ... articles of more than 340,000 people and found that musicians tend to die younger than other famous people but there is ...

The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.

Rather, we wanted to explore the 27 Club to understand how such a myth gains traction and affects people’s perception of reality. The origin of the 27 Club dates back to the early 1970s ...