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Winehouse joins Cobain on rock music's most tragic list
The striking number of legendary musicians who passed away at 27 has inspired many fans and music critics to refer to them collectively as the "Forever 27 Club" or sometimes just the "27 Club." Amy Winehouse sadly joined this list on Saturday, July 23, when she died 53 days before her 28th birthday. Here follows a gallery of the most famous members of the 27 Club, along with a list of some of its less heralded entrants (as chronicled in Eric Segalstad's book, "The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll").
