The 27 Club
 This annotated list from Wikipedia introduces the legendary and "less prominent" members of the 27 Club, a tragic group of rock and blues musicians who died suddenly, and often painfully, at the young age of 27. We don't know how much meaning there really is in the age itself, but the roundup certainly illustrates the dangers of being hot and young and filled with the throbbing beats of rock. We counted eight drug overdoses, two suicides, three car accidents, several murders, and one on-stage electrocution. Perched mournfully at the top of the list, Jimi, Janis, and Jim will be familiar to most. Brian Jones, of The Rolling Stones, makes his way in there (drowning), as does Kurt Cobain (suicide). We couldn't help but wonder what Robert Johnson, the celebrated Delta Blues musician, would think of finding himself among these free-spirited rockers. But then, he's not only considered the "Grandfather of Rock-and-Roll," but one of the few artists to strike a deal with the devil. If only he could have argued for more time.
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