Gone too soon - Amy Winehouse dead at 27

When I heard of Amy Winehouse's death early this afternoon, I immediately thought of Janis Joplin, who died in 1970, also at the age of 27.



(The Daily Mail has the latest on Winehouse's passing along with some photos taken earlier this month).

There are others who died at 27.



Other talented celebrities who left this world, too soon, before the age of 30. The list is too long.

Jim Morrison, 27, 12/8/43-7/3/71

Jesse Belvin, 27, 12/15/32-2/6/60

River Phoenix, 23, 8/23/70-10-31-93

Freddie Prinze, 22, 6/22-54-1/29/77

Ritchie Valens, 17, 5/13/41-2/3/59

Heath Ledger, 28, 4/4/1979-1/22/2008

Aaliyah, 22, 1/16/79-8/25/01

Kurt Cobain, 27, 2/20/67-4/5/94

James Dean, 24, 2/8/31-9/30/55

Jean Harlow, 26, 3/3/11-6/7/37

Jimi Hendrix, 27,11/27/42- 9/18/70

Buddy Holly, 22, 9/7/36-2/3/59

Frankie Lymon, 25, 9/30/42-2/27/68

Otis Redding, 26, 9/9/41-12/10/67

Selena, 23, 4/16/71-3/31/95

Sharon Tate, 26, 1/24/43-8/9/69

Hank Williams, 29, 9/17/23-1/1/53

Tupac Shakur, 25, 6/16/71-9/13/96