The tragic deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison between September 1970 and July 1971 sent ripples of disillusionment through a youth culture that had been promised a world of peace, love and happy endings. A powerful mix of rock music, pop culture and political intrigue, 27 is the story of 3 of the most famous icons of rock history and the effect of their passing on the last days of an era of dramatic social change.