Rockers Who Have Died Young
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John Lennon Jimi Hendrix Paul McCartney (jk!)
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Other members of the '27' club: (besides Jimi that is) Janis Joplin Kurt Cobain Amy Winehouse Jim Morrison
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Jeff Buckley Freddie Mercury
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Buddy Holly
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Brian Jones Marc Bolan Keith Moon
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Jimmy McCulloch Ian Curtis Pete Ham Robert Johnson Ritchie Valens Eddie Cochran Hank Williams Sid Vicious Otis Redding Duane Allman Nick Drake Gram Parsons Michael Hutchence Bon Scott
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John Bonham Mama Cass Elvis Presley I don't where you draw the line as young, but I would add Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson also. They were hardly senior citizens. George too.
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Sam Cooke Dennis Wilson Rick Nelson Marvin Gaye Elliott Smith
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
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John Entwistle Bob Marley
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Eric Carr Billie Holiday Bessie Smith Graham Bond Jonathon Melvoin
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shannon hoon joe strumner andy wood
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I think Courtney Love had two band mates who overdosed
Just like the Pretenders had two who did. Makes you think those must have been really wild bands, way too much partying going on
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Maybe he's already been mentioned? Punker Stiv Bators (an early punker methinks, he was unforgettable in a John Waters/Divine flick I saw, "Polyester" I think it t'was)