Artists like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse all died before they reached 28.
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938)
The American blues legend made the Mississippi Delta style famous, but his premature death near Greenwood, Mississippi, remains as mysterious as much of his short life.
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(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Rudy Lewis (August 23, 1936 – May 20, 1964)
The R&B singer for the Drifters sang lead on such hits as “Some Kind of Wonderful,” “Up On The Roof” and “On Broadway.” He was found dead in a Harlem hotel room of a suspected drug overdose.