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Brian Jones
Date of death:July3, 1969
Cause of death:Drownedin swimming pool.
Fame:Rolling Stones founder and guitarist /
multi-instrumentalist.
Aged: 27 years
Brian Jones was an English musician and founding member of The
Rolling Stones.
Jones was a gifted multi-instrumentalist
JimiHendrix
Date of death: September18, 1970
Cause of death: Asphyxiated on vomit after combining sleeping pills
with wine.
Fame:Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for The
JimiHendrix Experienceand Band of Gypsys
Aged: 27 years and 295 days
JimiHendrixwas an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He is often considered to be the greatest electric guitarist in the
history of rock music by other musicians and commentators in the
industry, and one of the most important and influential musicians
of his era across a range of genres
JanisJoplin
Date of death: October4, 1970
Cause of death: Probable heroinoverdose.
Fame: Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding
Company, The Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.
Aged: 27 years and 258 days
JanisJoplinwas an American singer, songwriter and music
arranger.She was the singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company
and later as a solo artist.
JimMorrison
Date ofDeath: July 3, 1971
Cause of death: Official cause of death listed as "heart failure";
however, no autopsy was performed.
Fame:singer, songwriter and video director for The Doors
Aged: 27 years and 207 days
Jim Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, writer and
filmmaker.
He was best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors and
is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic peoplein
rock music history.
He was also the author of several books of poetryand the director
of a documentary and short film.
KurtCobain
Date of death: April 5, 1994
Cause of death: Officially ruled as suicide by shotgun.
Fame: singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana
Aged: 27 years and44 days
Kurt Cobain was an American singer-songwriter and musician, best
known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band
Nirvana.
With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana's
second albumNevermind (1991), Nirvana enteredbecame very famous and
they popularized a subgenre of alternative rock called
grunge