Singers who put out new music after death

These artists take "living on through your music" to a whole new level.

ByLA Blake KGO logo
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Queen has just announced that its first album in decades will feature unreleased vocals by Freddie Mercury, who has been dead for 22 years.

AP

The album, which band member Brian May said will probably be called Queen Forever, will be out later this year.

Who else recorded music that was not released during their lifetime? Take a listen.

Freddie Mercury of Queen

New album: Made in Heaven

Released: 1995, 4 years after his death

New album: Queen Forever (tentatively)

Will be released: 2014, 22 years after his death

Michael Jackson

New music: Several albums, including this year's Xscape

Released: Over the years since his death in 2009

Billie Holiday

New album: Last Recordings (originally Billie Holiday)

Released: 1959, days after her death

Biggie Smalls

New album: Life After Death

Released: 2007, 2 weeks after his death

Jimi Hendrix

New albums: Most of his music, including 12 studio albums

Released: Over the years since his death in 1970

Otis Redding

New song: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

Released: 1968, a month after his death

Janis Joplin

New album: Pearl

Released: 1971, months after her death

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana

New music: Several albums

Released: Over the years since his death in 1994

2Pac (Tupac Shakur)

New music: Several albums

Released: Over the years since his death in 1996

John Lennon

New music: The album Milk and Honey with Yoko Ono and two songs with the Beatles

Released: 1984-1995, 4-15 years after his death