The list of young musicians who died early in their careers is long and sad. There is the “27 Club” (all who died at age 27) which includes, Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison, Jimmie Hendrix, Janice Joplin, Brian Jones (of the Rolling Stones), Kurt Cobain (of Nirvana), and Amy Winehouse. Then there was “the night that music died, ” when Buddy Holly (22), Richie Valens (17), and the Big Bopper (28) died ia plane crash in 1959. Others on this list include Hank Williams (29), Eddi Cochran (21), Otis Redding (26), Ronnie Van Zant of Lynard Skynyrd (29), Duane Allman (24), Selena (23), as well as rappers Tupac Shakur (25), and Notorious B.I.G (24). You can find a complete list at https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest- musicians -who-died-before-30/ranker-music. Pick an artist and tell us about their short life, their music, their demise and their legacy.
