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Easy like Sunday morning
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Born on February 20, 1967, Kurt Donald Cobain was a genre-defining singer and songwriter whose angst-fuelled songs influenced an entire generation of musicians. The band he started with two others were was active only for 7 seven years. and He released three albums but became the leading force in rock with that generation. Their punk aesthetic songs about social alienation and ‘come as you are’ attitude led to the rise of a new genre called 'Grunge' till the singer’s death in 1994. What was the name of this band which comes from a central tenet of Buddhism?
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On February 20, 1959, a 16-year-old rock-and-roll guitarist played his first gig in the Temple De Hirsch synagogue basement in Seattle. During the interval he was fired from the band due to "wild" playing and stealing the spotlight away from others. By the time of his death just 11 years later in 1970, he quickly became one of the most influential guitarists of all time. Known for playing a right-handed guitar upside down, playing with his teeth, and even setting his guitar on fire, who was this iconic guitarist who gave you an experience you would never forget?
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Born on February 28, 1942, Brian Jones was a highly talented musician who played guitar, keyboards, sitar and various instruments. He founded a band, giving it its now globally famous name and started writing songs with his friend Keith. Although he founded the band in 1969 he was fired from it as they he couldn’t give them satisfaction. A few days later he was found dead in a swimming pool. Which band did he name after a song about an old saying about not settling in one place?
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Born on December 8, 1943, James Douglas Morrison was a poet and singer whose amazing stage presence and songwriting cemented his status as one of the greatest front men in music. His songs could break on through to people due to its intuitiveness and deep meaning. When he unexpectedly passed away in 1971, people couldn’t believe he was gone. Which band was this which, when the music’s over, you feel like the gates of perception have been opened for you?
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Born in 1911, Robert Johnson was a travelling performer who used to perform on street corners. Not very well known, he then disappeared for a brief period of time but returned with an extraordinary skill of playing but soon passed away under mysterious circumstances in 1938. It was such a drastic change in playing that people thought he had sold his soul to the devil in return for his skills. In what genre of music born from the work songs of African slaves did Johnson excel at?
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Born on January 19, 1943, Janis Joplin was a singer with an electric stage presence giving every show a piece of her heart. She became the idol of the Flower Generation after her brilliant performances at Monterey Pop Festival and at Woodstock. She earned a nickname from her friends which she used as the title of her last album before her death in 1970. Named after a precious gem that is formed by layers of nanoparticles called nacre, what was Joplin’s nickname?
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Born in September 1945, Ronald McKernan was the keyboardist and founder of Grateful Dead, which fused rock, folk, country, and blues to make their music characteristic in the eyes of the world. Ronald was with the band till 1971 when he had to retire due to health issues and passed away the next year. The band played lengthy instrumental compositions which never sounded the same twice, which lead to them being called a certain type of band. What ‘band’ are they known as which sounds more like a breakfast special?
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Born in September 1983, Amy Winehouse was a British singer whose deep vocals and mastery of soul and Blues music brought resurgence to the genres globally. She released only two studio albums before her tragic death in 2011 and her very first one went triple platinum. The title of that album alludes to the very open nature and tone of her lyrics and is also a dedication to Sinatra, one of her greatest influences. What was the one-word title of her award-winning debut album?
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Born in April 1962, Finbarr Donnelly was the vocalist of the post-punk band Five Go Down to the Sea?, known for his absurdist and surreal lyrics such as ‘Knot a Fish’, which got them worldwide acclaim. Ironically Donnelly died in a swimming accident in 1989. There is a theory that the band took its name from the twelfth 12th novel in a very famous series of 21 books by an English author. Which series is this?
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All of the iconic artists mentioned in the quiz so far belong to a controversial ‘club’ which is connected by a certain number. This number can be deduced with certain information given in every single question. What club do these legends belong to and what does it refer to?
Answer : 27 Club (All of them died at the age of 27)
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