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Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson was one of the greatest blues musicians from the Mississippi Delta. Born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, in 1911, he grew up in Robisnonville, Mississippi. Johnson only had 2 albums when he died at age 27 in Greenwood, Mississippi. He had only 2 photos. -
Johnson's death
Robert Johnson was found lying dead in a motel in Greenwood, Mississippi, on August 16, 1938. The death's causes are unknown, but some research fonts said that was assassinated or he died of an overdose. -
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Brian Jones
Brian Jones was the Rolling Stones founder, along Mick Jagger, and guitarrist from 1962 til' his death in 1969. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, in 1942. Brian entered the music world through the jazz, but he later abandoned jazz to join the traditional blues. He had 6 sons (he was a rapist). He was founded dead in his pool in Sussex in 1969. -
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Jimmy Hendrix
He was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1942, as James Marshall Hendrix. After being expelled from the U. S. Army in 1961, he was relocated in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he started to play the guitar. During the late 1960s, he founded The Jimmy Hendrix Experience, his band who had left him in the Top 10 of the UK. He died in London on September 18, 1970, as a barbiturate overdose. -
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Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1943. She studied in the Texas University at Austin, when she made the version of Kris Kristofferson's song "Me and Bobby McGee". She joined the Big Brother and the Holding Company band in 1966. In 1968, she created Kozmic Blues Band, and she actued in the Woodstock Festival in 1969. She died as an overdose in LA in 1970. -
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Jim Morrison
Born in Melbourne, Florida, in 1943, he was a problematic teenager. He was arrested in Tallahassee, Florida, at age 19, being drunk in a football match. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s, to study, at the UCLA (University of California at Los Angles), poetry. He founded the doors in the mid 1960s. The Doors was a complete success. In 1971, he was found dead in Paris by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson. -
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Kurt Cobain
Born as Kurt Donald Cobain in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain grew up between Hoquiam (Washington) and Aberdeen. He recieved his first guitar at age 14. He was bullied at school because of being gay. In 1985, Cobain and other members (including guitarrist Dave Grohl; who later be the Foo Fighters singer) found Nirvana. He married Courtney Love (rockstar) in Hawaii in 1992, and on August 18, 1992, Frances Bean was born. Cobain had commit suicide in Seattle on April 5, 1992. -
Jones' death
Jones was founded dead in his pool in Sussex, on July 3, 1969. His official death was about an asthma attack while on his swim. Other research fonts, like the movie "Stoned" (2006), showed that he was assasinated. -
Hendrix's death
Jimmy Hendrix was hospitalized in London on September 18, 1970, as a barbiturate overdose. He died as he got suffocated by his own vomit. -
Joplin's death
Joplin was found dead in an hotel in Los Angeles at 1:40 PM, on October 4, 1970 in her bed.. She possibly died as a drug overdose, although, Janis' death was confusing. -
Morrison's death
He was found dead on July 3, 1971, in his hotel in Le Marais, Paris, by his girlfriend Pamela Courson, which he had a very special relation. He was found dead in the jacuzzi. His death is really a mystery: some said he was assassinated, others that he had an overdose. -
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Amy Winehouse
Born Amy Jane Winehouse at northern London in 1983, Amy ony published two albums. She started her carrer in 2002, when a German representant from Island/Universal heard her sing in a pub. In 2003, she published her first album "Frank", in honour to Frank Sinatra, singer that would inspire her while she was little, and she was nominated for two awards. In 2006, she published "Back to Black", an album that made her an important singer. She was found dead in 2011 in London. -
Cobain's death
Cobain was found dead by his daughter on April 8, 1994, at his mansion in Seatte, Washington. Cobain commit suicide four days earlier, due to a several depression. -
Winehouse's death
Winehouse was found dead in her apartment in Camden Town, London on July 23, 2011, due to a drug overdose. She will be remembered as one of the most iconic singers. In Camden Town, a statue was built in her honour.
