Immortal: Janis Joplin also died at 27, in October of 1970 as a result of heroin overdose. She was right in the middle of recording the album Pearl. The very next day, she was to record the lyrics for the song Buried Alive in the Blues.
Legendary: John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman at age 40, on December 8, 1980. Recently, a Vatican newspaper has forgiven late English singer John Lennon for saying four decades ago that the Beatles were 'more popular' than Jesus Christ.
27 club: Although there is much speculation about the manner of Kurt Cobain's death, it was officially ruled as caused by a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
