Jimi Hendrix is one of the rock stars in the "27 Club." A UC Davis researcher writes about this myth, or reality? (Getty Images) The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why ...

The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse.

The 27 club is a “real phenomenon” that makes the deaths of celebrities more famous, a study has found. When rock stars Brian ...