Twenty7 Twenty7 Twenty7 (27) is a world music/rock band based in Los Angeles that primarily plays rock with a fusion of ethnic music influences. Its three current members are Okan Şarlı (vocals and bass), Murat Arıkan (guitar), and Saddler Samayoa (drums). Former members include Alper Çakır, Volkan Barut, and David "Daveedo" McCullough. The band chose its name to commemorate the legendary musicians that died at the age of 27, such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, among others. Twenty7 first appeared on national television in an interview with MTV Turkey and featured as a back-up vocalist when the band performed
Janis Joplin time in 2002 when The Criterion Collection released the box set. For the remainder of 1967, even after Big Brother signed with Albert Grossman, they performed mainly in California. On February 16, 1968, the group began its first East Coast tour in Philadelphia, and the following day gave their first performance in New York City at the Anderson Theater. On April 7, 1968, the last day of their East Coast tour, Joplin and Big Brother performed with Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop at the "Wake for Martin Luther King, Jr." concert in