Forever Young

May in Death, You Find Peace

“SAMO"



Identified members

Name Date of birth Date of death Official cause of death Fame Age References
Alexandre Levy November 10, 1864 January 17, 1892 Unknown Composer, pianist and conductor 27 years, 68 days [39]
Henri Evenepoel October 3, 1872 December 27, 1899 Typhus Belgian Fauvism artist 27 years, 85 days [40]
Louis Chauvin March 13, 1881 March 26, 1908 Neurosyphilitic sclerosis Ragtime musician 27 years, 13 days [39]
Robert Johnson May 8, 1911 August 16, 1938 Unknown Blues singer and musician 27 years, 100 days [39][41]
Nat Jaffe January 1, 1918 August 5, 1945 Complications from high blood pressure Swing jazz pianist 27 years, 216 days [39]
Jesse Belvin December 15, 1932 February 6, 1960 Traffic collision (car) R&B singer, pianist and songwriter 27 years, 53 days [39]
Rudy Lewis August 23, 1936 May 20, 1964 Drug overdose Vocalist of the Drifters 27 years, 271 days [42]
Joe Henderson April 24, 1937 October 24, 1964 Heart attack R&B and gospel singer 27 years, 183 days [43]
Rockin' Robin Roberts November 23, 1940 December 22, 1967 Car crash Original member and singer of The Fabulous Wailers 27 years, 29 days [44]
Malcolm Hale May 17, 1941 October 30, 1968 Poisoning (carbon monoxide) Original member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang 27 years, 166 days [39]
Dickie Pride October 21, 1941 March 26, 1969 Drug overdose (sleeping pills) Rock and roll singer 27 years, 156 days [45]
Brian Jones February 28, 1942 July 3, 1969 Drowned in a swimming pool; coroner's report states "death by misadventure"[46][47] Rolling Stones cofounder, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist 27 years, 125 days [39][48]
Alexandra May 19, 1942 July 31, 1969 Road accident German schlager vocalist 27 years, 73 days [49][50]
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson July 4, 1943 September 3, 1970 Drug overdose (barbiturate), possible suicide Leader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat 27 years, 61 days [39]
Jimi Hendrix November 27, 1942 September 18, 1970 Asphyxiation[51] Pioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys 27 years, 295 days [39]
Janis Joplin January 19, 1943 October 4, 1970 Drug overdose (probably heroin)[52] Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band 27 years, 258 days [39][53]
Arlester "Dyke" Christian June 13, 1943 March 13, 1971 Murdered Frontman, vocalist and bassist of Dyke and the Blazers 27 years, 273 days [39]
Jim Morrison December 8, 1943 July 3, 1971 Heart failure[54] Singer, lyricist, and leader of the Doors 27 years, 207 days [39]
Linda Jones December 14, 1944 March 14, 1972 Complications from diabetes Soul singer 27 years, 91 days [55]
Leslie Harvey September 13, 1944 May 3, 1972 Electrocution Guitarist for Stone the Crows and brother of Alex Harvey 27 years, 233 days
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan September 8, 1945 March 8, 1973 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholism Founding member, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead 27 years, 181 days [39]
Roger Lee Durham February 14, 1946 July 27, 1973 Fell off a horse and died from the injuries Singer and percussionist of Bloodstone 27 years, 163 days [39]
Wallace "Wally" Yohn January 12, 1947 August 12, 1974 Plane crash Organ player of Chase 27 years, 212 days [39]
Dave Alexander June 3, 1947 February 10, 1975 Pulmonary edema Bassist for the Stooges 27 years, 252 days [39]
Pete Ham April 27, 1947 April 24, 1975 Suicide by hanging Keyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger 27 years, 362 days [39]
Gary Thain May 15, 1948 December 8, 1975 Drug overdose (heroin) Former bassist of Uriah Heep and the Keef Hartley Band 27 years, 205 days [39]
Cecilia October 11, 1948 August 2, 1976 Traffic collision (car) Singer 27 years, 296 days [56][57]
Helmut Köllen March 2, 1950 May 3, 1977 Poisoning (carbon monoxide) Bassist for 1970s prog rock band Triumvirat 27 years, 62 days [39]
Chris Bell January 12, 1951 December 27, 1978 Traffic collision (car) Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo 27 years, 349 days [39]
Zenon De Fleur September 9, 1951 March 17, 1979 Traffic collision (car) and subsequent medical complications Guitarist for the Count Bishops 27 years, 189 days [43][58]
Jacob Miller May 4, 1952 March 23, 1980 Traffic collision (car) Reggae artist and lead singer for Inner Circle 27 years, 324 days
Masako Natsume December 17, 1957 September 11, 1985 Acute myeloid leukemia Actress 27 years, 268 days [59][60]
D. Boon April 1, 1958 December 22, 1985 Traffic collision (van) Guitarist, lead singer of punk band Minutemen 27 years, 266 days [39]
Alexander Bashlachev May 27, 1960 February 17, 1988 Fall from a height, probable suicide Poet, rock musician and songwriter 27 years, 266 days [56]
Amar Singh Chamkila July 21, 1960 March 8, 1988 Murdered Singer, songwriter, musician, and composer 27 years, 231 days [61]
Jean-Michel Basquiat December 22, 1960 August 12, 1988 Drug overdose (Speedball) Painter and graffiti artist; formed the band Gray 27 years, 234 days [42]
Pete de Freitas August 2, 1961 June 14, 1989 Traffic collision (motorcycle) Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen 27 years, 316 days [39]
Finbarr Donnelly April 25, 1962 June 18, 1989 Drowning accident Singer with Five Go Down to the Sea? 27 years, 50 days [62]
Chris Austin February 24, 1964 March 16, 1991 Plane crash Country singer and guitarist/fiddle player for Reba McEntire 27 years, 20 days [63]
Dimitar Voev May 21, 1965 September 5, 1992 Cancer Poet, founder of the Bulgarian new wave band New Generation 27 years, 107 days [64]
Mia Zapata August 25, 1965 July 7, 1993 Murdered Lead singer of the Gits 27 years, 316 days [39]
Kurt Cobain February 20, 1967 April 5, 1994 c. Suicide by gunshot[65] Founding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana 27 years, 44 days c. [39][53]
Kristen Pfaff May 26, 1967 June 16, 1994 Drug overdose (heroin) Bass guitarist for Hole and Janitor Joe 27 years, 21 days [39]
Richey Edwards December 22, 1967 February 1, 1995 Disappeared; officially presumed dead November 23, 2008 Lyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers 27 years, 41 days [39]
Stretch April 8, 1968 November 30, 1995 Murdered Rapper 27 years, 236 days [55][66]
Fat Pat December 4, 1970 February 3, 1998 Murdered American rapper and member of Screwed Up Click 27 years, 61 days [39]
Freaky Tah May 14, 1971 March 28, 1999 Murdered American rapper and member of the hip hop group Lost Boyz 27 years, 318 days [39]
Kami February 1, 1972 June 21, 1999 Subarachnoid hemorrhage Drummer for Malice Mizer 27 years, 140 days [67]
Rodrigo Bueno May 24, 1973 June 24, 2000 Traffic collision (car) Cuarteto singer 27 years, 31 days [56]
Sean Patrick McCabe November 13, 1972 August 28, 2000 Asphyxiation Lead singer of Ink & Dagger 27 years, 289 days [39]
Maria Serrano Serrano November 26, 1973 November 24, 2001 Plane crash (Crossair Flight 3597) Background singer for Passion Fruit 27 years, 363 days [39]
Jonathan Brandis April 13, 1976 November 12, 2003 Suicide by hanging American actor 27 years, 213 days [68]
Jeremy Ward May 5, 1976 May 25, 2003 Drug overdose (heroin) The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator 27 years, 20 days [39]
Davor "Moskri" Bobić November 24, 1977 August 25, 2005 Drug overdose Original member and lead rapper of Prti Bee Gee [sr] 27 years, 274 days [69]
Bryan Ottoson March 18, 1978 April 19, 2005 Drug overdose (prescription medication) Guitarist for American Head Charge 27 years, 32 days [39]
Valentín Elizalde February 1, 1979 November 25, 2006 Murdered Mexican banda singer 27 years, 297 days [39]
Damien "Damo" Morris May 22, 1980 December 19, 2007 Traffic collision (bus) Member of Australian deathcore band The Red Shore 27 years, 211 days [70]
Orish Grinstead June 2, 1980 April 20, 2008 Kidney failure Founding member of the R&B group 702 27 years, 323 days [71]
Elizabeth "Bispy" Amirian January 20, 1982 February 12, 2009 Murdered Singer-songwriter 27 years, 23 days [70]
Jade Goody June 5, 1981 March 22, 2009 Cervical cancer Reality-television personality 27 years, 290 days [20][72]
Dash Snow July 27, 1981 July 13, 2009 Drug overdose Artist 27 years, 351 days [73][74]
Lily Tembo November 20, 1981 September 14, 2009 Gastritis Zambian pop singer 27 years, 298 days
Nate Niec March 3, 1982 October 6, 2009 Road accident Bassist of numerous punk rock bands 27 years, 217 days [70]
Achik Spin [ml] July 1, 1982 April 17, 2010 Road accident Member of the Malaysian pop group Spin 27 years, 290 days [75]
Amy Winehouse September 14, 1983 July 23, 2011 Alcohol poisoning[76] Singer-songwriter 27 years, 312 days [citation needed]
Richard Turner July 30, 1984 August 11, 2011 Cardiac arrest Trumpet player, collaborator with Friendly Fires[77] 27 years, 12 days
Nicole Bogner March 22, 1984 January 6, 2012 Undisclosed illness Singer for Visions of Atlantis 27 years, 290 days [78]
Sahara Davenport December 17, 1984 October 1, 2012 Heart failure Drag queen, singer, television personality, and classically trained dancer 27 years, 289 days [79]
Soroush "Looloosh" Farazmand October 31, 1986 November 11, 2013 Murdered Guitarist of Iranian-American band The Yellow Dogs 27 years, 11 days [80]
Slađa Guduraš August 11, 1987 December 10, 2014 Road accident Bosnian pop singer and actress 27 years, 121 days [81]
Tomas Lowe December 5, 1988 February 13, 2016 Road accident Bassist for Viola Beach 27 years, 70 days [82]
Thomas Fekete July 1, 1988 May 31, 2016 Cancer Guitarist for Surfer Blood 27 years, 335 days [83]
Anton Yelchin March 11, 1989 June 19, 2016 Accidental blunt traumatic asphyxia[84] Actor, Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series, guitarist for The Hammerheads 27 years, 100 days [85][20]
Kim Jong-hyun April 8, 1990 December 18, 2017 Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning[86] Lead vocalist and lyricist for Shinee 27 years, 254 days [87]
Fredo Santana July 4, 1990 January 19, 2018 Cardiovascular disease and idiopathic epilepsy[88] American rapper 27 years, 199 days [89]