JIMI HENDRIX, BEATLES Members Makes Forbes Top-Earning Dead Celebrities List
October 26, 2011, 12 years ago
Forbes has compiled the list of the 15 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities and it includes the following rockers (with comment):
#5: JOHN LENNON: $12 million
"THE BEATLES sold 1.6 million albums in 2010, tenth-best of any musical act dead or alive. In addition to royalties from those sales, Lennon earns from the group’s Cirque du Soleil show and from licensing deals with the likes of Cisco and Mont Blanc."#9: JIMI HENDRIX: $7 million
"The rock & roll legend's estate continues to curate fan experiences through posthumous releases."#13: GEORGE HARRISON: $6 million
"Though Harrison did pen hits like 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something', his songwriting catalog is somewhat smaller than Lennon’s, as is the demand for image and likeness rights, hence the lower earnings."Read more at Forbes.
