Music fans spent much of 2017 grieving the sudden deaths of cherished artists, many of whom were performing in the days before they died. Soundgarden front-man Chris Cornell, 52, hanged himself in a Michigan hotel May 18. His longtime friend, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, sang the ballad "Hallelujah" at Cornell's funeral, then committed suicide in the same manner at his California home July 20. Bennington was 41. Less than two months later, Troy Gentry -- half of the country duo known as Montgomery Gentry -- was killed Sept.
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