27 Club -
Create artwork for one of the musicians in the 27 club. This brief is open and is a chance to be as creative as you like, experimenting with different mediums. Our only restriction is that the size has to be 27 x 27 cm. Think about the focus for the piece, could it be about a musician as a whole or focus in on a specific phase of their life? For example it could be Jimi Hendrix before Woodstock or Brian Jones’s response to Sgt. Pepper. You could even focus in on a specific song like ‘Light My Fire’ by The Doors for Jim Morrison. Find some hidden gems, but please ensure your entry is respectful as the subject could be viewed as sensitive in nature.
Create an album size design which celebrates the life of one of the musicians given, this can be a celebration of them or a specific song or event they are linked with.
Here is a run down of artists which can be chosen.
27 Club Members
ARTIST
|
FAME
|
DATE OF DEATH
|
Robert Johnson
|
Blues singer and musician who
recorded a very influential set of
29 songs.
|
Aug 16, 38
|
Nat Jaffe
|
Swing jazz pianist.
|
Aug 5, 45
|
Jesse Belvin
|
R&B singer, pianist and song
writer.
|
Feb 6, 60
|
Rudy Lewis
|
Vocalist of the Drifters.
|
May 20, 64
|
Joe Henderson
|
R&B and gospel singer.
|
Oct 24, 64
|
Malcolm Hale
|
Original member and lead
guitarist of Spanky and Our
Gang.
|
Oct 31, 68
|
Dickie Pride
|
Rock and roll singer.
|
Mar 26, 69
|
Brain Jones
|
Rolling Stones founder, guitarist
and multi-instrumentalist.
|
Jul 3, 69
|
Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson
|
Leader, singer and primary
composer of Canned Heat.
|
Sep 3, 70
|
Jimi Hendrix
|
Pioneering electric guitarist,
singer and songwriter for Jimi
Hendrix experience and Band of
Gypsys.
|
Sep 18, 70
|
Janis Joplin
|
Lead vocalists and songwriter for
Big Brother and the Holding
Company, the Kozmic Blues
Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band.
|
Oct 4, 70
|
Arlester “Dyke” Christian
|
Frontman, vocalist and bassist of
Dyke and the Blazers.
|
Mar 13, 71
|
Jim Morrison
|
Singer, lyricist and leader of the
Doors.
|
Jul 3, 71
|
Linda Jones
|
Soul singer.
|
Mar, 14, 72
|
Leslie Harvey
|
Guitarist for Stone the Crows
and brother of Alex Harvey.
|
May 3, 72
|
Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan
|
Founding member, keyboardist
and singer of the Grateful Dead.
|
Mar 8, 73
|
Roger Lee Durham
|
Singer and percussion of
Bloodstone.
|
Jul 27, 73
|
Wallace ‘Wally’ Yohn
|
Organ player of Chase.
|
Aug 12, 74
|
Dave Alexander
|
Bassist for the Stooges.
|
Feb 10, 75
|
Pete Ham
|
Keyboardist, guitarist, and leader
of Badfinger.
|
Apr 24, 75
|
Gary Thain
|
Former bassist of Uriah Heep
and the Keef Hartley Band.
|
Dec 8, 75
|
Cecilla
|
Singer.
|
Aug 2, 76
|
1
ARTIST
|
FAME
|
DATE OF DEATH
|
Helmut Köllen
|
Bassist for 1970s prog rock band
Triumvirat.
|
May 3, 77
|
Chris Bell
|
Singer-songwriter and guitarist of
power pop band Big Star and
solo.
|
Dec 27, 78
|
Zenon De Fleur
|
Guitarist for the Count Bishops.
|
Mar 17, 79
|
Jacob Miller
|
Reggae artist and lead singer for
Inner Circle.
|
Mar 23, 80
|
D. Boon
|
Guitarist, lead singer of punk
band Minutemen.
|
Dec 22, 85
|
Alexander Bashlachev
|
Poet, rock musician and
songwriter.
|
Feb 17, 88
|
Pete de Freitas
|
Drummer for Echo & The
Bunnymen.
|
Jun 14, 89
|
Chris Austin
|
Country singer and guitarist/
fiddle player for Reba McEntire.
|
Mar 16, 91
|
Joey Cigainero
|
Keyboardist for Reba McEntire.
|
Mar 16, 91
|
Mia Zapata
|
Lead singer of the Gits.
|
Jul 7, 93
|
Kurt Cobain
|
Founding member, lead singer,
guitarist and songwriter for
Nirvana.
|
Apr 5, 94
|
Kristen Pfaff
|
Bass guitarist for Hole and
Janitor Joe.
|
Jun 16, 94
|
Richey Edwards
|
Lyricist and guitarist for Manic
Street Preachers.
|
Feb 1, 95
|
Stretch
|
Rapper.
|
Nov 30, 95
|
Fat Pat
|
American rapper and member of
Screwed Up Click.
|
Feb 3, 98
|
Freaky Tah
|
American rapper and member of
the hip hop group Lost Boyz.
|
Mar 28, 99
|
Kami
|
Drummer for Malice Mizer.
|
Jun 21, 99
|
Sean Patrick McCabe
|
Lead singer of Ink & Dagger.
|
Aug 28, 00
|
Maria Serrano Serrano
|
Background singer for Passion
Fruti.
|
Nov 24, 01
|
Bryan Ottoson
|
Guitarist for American Head
Charge.
|
Apr 19, 05
|
Orish Grinstead
|
Founding member of the R&B
group 702.
|
Apr 20, 08
|
Amy Winehouse
|
Singer-songwriter.
|
Jul 23, 11
|
Richard Turner
|
Trumpet player, collaborator with
Friendly Fires.
|
Aug 11, 11
|
Nicole Bogner
|
Singer for Visions of Atlantis.
|
Jan 6, 12
|
2
ARTIST
|
FAME
|
DATE OF DEATH
|
Soroush ‘Looloosh’
Farazmand
|
Guitarist for the Yellow Dogs.
|
Nov 11, 13
|
Tomas Lowe
|
Bassist for Viola Beach.
|
Feb 13, 16
|
Thomas Fekete
|
Guitarist for Surfer Blood.
|
May 31, 16
|
James Laurence
|
Record producer, one half of
Friendzone.
|
Jan 30, 17
|
Kim Jong-hyun
|
Lead vocalist and lyricist for
Shinee.
|
Dec 18, 17
|
Consider choosing an artist who interests you, who has an interesting song, make the work personal.
