The Rolling Stones' founding guitarist drowned in a swimming pool. (credit: STAFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)
The Nirvana frontman died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. (credit: AP)
Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)
The guitar virtuoso suffocated on his own vomit after an overdose of sleeping pills combined with red wine. (credit: AP)
Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970)
Sixteen days after Hendrix's untimely end, the "Piece Of My Heart" singer overdosed on heroin. (credit: AP)
Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971)
No autopsy was ever conducted on the late Doors frontman since there was no evidence of foul play. (credit: AP)
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938)
There's no conclusive cause of death for the influential bluesman but most theories involve an angry husband poisoning Johnson as revenge for his relentless womanizing. (credit: AP)
Amy Winehouse (September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011)
Amy Jade Winehouse jump-started a trend of "blue-eyed soul" singers from the UK, blending genres such as blues, soul and jazz. She reminded audiences of an era gone by while still maintaining an edge with by blending in hip hop and touching on her addiction issues. The cause of the songstress's death has not yet been confirmed.
