The 27 Club: These Famous Musicians All Died Tragically At Age 27

Pete Ham

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Pete Ham was the lead singer/guitarist for power-pop godfathers Badfinger in the early ‘70s. He wrote and sang such stone-cold classics as “No Matter What,” “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue.” On April 24, 1975, one month before the birth of his daughter, Ham hanged himself in his garage. He was 27.

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