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The 27 Club is an informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians, [2][3][4][5][6] often expanded by artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been refuted by scientific research, it remains a cultural phenomenon, with many celebrities ...
The white lighter myth or white lighter curse is an urban legend based on the 27 Club in which it is claimed several musicians and artists died while in possession of a white disposable cigarette lighter, leading such items to become associated with bad fortune. [1][2] The myth is primarily based on the deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim ...
978-0-615-18964-2. The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll is a 2008 book about the 27 Club, authored by Eric Segalstad and illustrated by Josh Hunter. Structured as a non-fiction narrative, it tells the history of rock & roll as seen through the lives and legacies of 34 musicians [1] who all died at the age of 27. [2]
27 Club Graffiti. The 27 Club graffiti is a mural in Tel Aviv, Israel, painted by John Kiss with the assistance of Itai Froumin and Roman Kozhokin. [1] The work depicts, from left to right, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and an unknown figure believed to depict Kiss. [2]
Deaths Injuries Origin Accelerant Notes Study Club fire: Detroit, Michigan: United States 1929 22: 50 undetermined; possibly a lit cigarette draperies, decorations [1] Prohibition-era speakeasy nightclub Rhythm Club fire: Natchez, Mississippi: United States 1940 209: 200 Spanish moss sprayed with Flit
This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
This is a list of notable rappers and hip hop musicians murdered since 1987. Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of half of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop artists have a higher rate of homicide than artists of any other genre of music, ranging from five to ...
Here are the 815 people (and counting) who have lost their lives in jail in the year after Sandra Bland died. The Huffington Post documented the timing of 623 jail deaths. At least a third of them occurred within just three days. Number of deaths. 80.