A slide presentation about young musicians and rock stars dying at 27

1. 27 Club

4. Brian Jones Date of death:July3, 1969 Cause of death :Drownedin swimming pool. Fame :Rolling Stones founder and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. Aged: 27 years

5. Brian Jones was an English musician and founding member of The Rolling Stones. Jones was a gifted multi-instrumentalist

6. JimiHendrix Date of death: September18, 1970 Cause of death: Asphyxiated on vomit after combining sleeping pills with wine. Fame: Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for The JimiHendrix Experienceand Band of Gypsys Aged: 27 years and 295 days

7. JimiHendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is often considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in the history of rock music by other musicians and commentators in the industry, and one of the most important and influential musicians of his era across a range of genres

8. JanisJoplin Date of death: October4, 1970 Cause of death: Probable heroinoverdose. Fame: Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band. Aged: 27 years and 258 days

9. Janis Joplin was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger. She was the singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist.

10. JimMorrison Date of Death: July 3, 1971 Cause of death: Official cause of death listed as "heart failure"; however, no autopsy was performed. Fame: singer, songwriter and video director for The Doors Aged: 27 years and 207 days

11. Jim Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker. He was best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors and is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic people in rock music history. He was also the author of several books of poetryand the director of a documentary and short film.

12. KurtCobain Date of death: April 5, 1994 Cause of death: Officially ruled as suicide by shotgun. Fame: singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana Aged: 27 years and 44 days

13. Kurt Cobain was an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana's second album Nevermind (1991), Nirvana entered became very famous and they popularized a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge