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So many musicians died at age 27 that there's a "club" for them. See how much you know about dead musicians.John Lennon was killed at the age of 40 when he was shot by a crazed fan. In addition to Hendrix and Cobain, other members of the 27 Club include Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin.
Jackson earned $700 million in the five years after his death, more than Swift, West and Jay Z combined during the same period.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper all died in a 1959 plane crash. Don McLean later immortalized them in his song "American Pie."
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Carpenter, who rose to fame with her brother as The Carpenters, died of heart failure after years of struggling with anorexia.
Eva Cassidy lost her battle with melanoma at age 33, while Bob Marley died of the disease at age 36.
Lopes, of the girl group TLC, died in a Honduras car crash in 2002 at the age of 30.
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Lennon was killed in 1980 by deranged fan Mark David Chapman.
Just over half of all rappers and hip-hop stars who die are victims of homicide. When you look at blues and gospel, the homicide rate is only 3.5 to 3.6 percent and drops to 2.9 percent for pop stars.
Presley's estate earned $55 million in 2014 thanks to licensing, music sales and Graceland admissions.
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