These 1970s Icons Died Far Too Young

During the 1970s, music and film reached new heights of influence and expression, while also leaving behind a legacy of artists whose impact endured long after their lives were cut short. Let’s take a look at seventies icons we lost far too soon. Janis Joplin died in 1970 at age 27 from a drug overdose, just weeks after finishing recording sessions for her final album, ‘Pearl’. Her raw, powerful voice helped define blues-rock, and made her one of the decade’s defining artists. Jimi Hendrix also died in 1970 at twenty seven in London. Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in history, he revolutionized electric guitar playing and studio experimentation. Then there’s Jim Morrison, lead vocalist of The Doors, who died in nineteen seventy one in Paris, also at 27, joining the so-called “27 Club”. A poetic and controversial frontman, he helped shape the darker side of psychedelic rock. Martial arts icon Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973 at 32, shortly after achieving global fame through the film ‘Enter the Dragon’, which made him an international action icon.