27 Club: Anton Yelchin, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain and More Stars Who Died at Age 27

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Jimi Hendrix

On September 18, 1970, the guitar legend asphyxiated on his own vomit after combining sleeping pills with wine.

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Janis Joplin

At the height of her career, Joplin was known as The Queen of Rock and Roll. The "Piece of My Heart" singer died on October 4, 1970 from a heroin overdose.

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Jim Morrison

Though no autopsy was performed after he died on July 3, 1971, The Doors' lead singer's death was listed as "heart failure."

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Kurt Cobain

The Nirvana singer and guitarist committed suicide on April 5, 1994. His body was found three days later at his Lake Washington home by an electrician who came to install a security system.

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Amy Winehouse

The "Rehab" singer was found dead in her Camden Square apartment on July 23, 2011. Her official cause of death was accidental alcohol poisoning, according to two coroners' reports. "We are deeply saddened at the sudden loss of such a gifted musician, artist and performer," her label, Universal Music Group, told Us.

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Anton Yelchin

The Star Trek actor died June 19, 2016, when his vehicle rolled and pinned him against his brick mailbox pillar and security fence. His official cause of death was blunt traumatic asphyxia. The actor was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had been investigating. According to the Associated Press, the vehicle was being recalled. Yelchin was also a member of the band the HammerHeads.