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The 27 Club is predominantly made up of musicians who would rise to become the voice of their generation and pioneers in their genre — from blues to rock to grunge. Some died from unknown circumstances, others by taking their own life, while a substantial number fell victim to the excesses of drugs and alcohol.

Explore seven singers and musicians whose legacies have been immortalized by their untimely deaths at 27:

Kurt Cobain (1967 - 1994)

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Kurt Cobain was hailed as an icon of Generation X — which embraced the singer's pioneering grunge rock and raspy rebel yell as their own.

Cobain's band, Nirvana, put Seattle's music scene on the map and blew up the charts with hits like " Smells

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