Check Out The Wealthiest Songwriters In History

Published on 12/22/2020
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Van Morrison – $90 million

Greatest Hits: Gloria, Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison is a music legend who started his teenage career. He played for different show bands in Ireland, becoming popular as a member of the Northern Irish R&B group Them. He was the lead singer, recording “Gloria” with Them to define the genre. He released the popular “Brown-Eyed Girl.” single in the late 1960s. His first album was Astral Weeks, but sales were initially slow. But Moondance, his second album, was a sensation. Van Morrison is also making music tours to this day.

Van Morrison – $90 Million

Van Morrison – $90 Million

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Bob Dylan – $200 million

Greatest Hits: The Times, They Are A’Changin’, Blowin In The Wind

Folk singer Bob Dylan is one of the greatest musicians in pop-culture (and counterculture). In the early 1960s, he released his eponymous album, followed by hit record after hit, The Times They Are A’Changing ‘and’ Blowin ‘In the Wind’ Civil Rights anthems. Politically, he released many albums and singles. He was also one of the first to use electrically amplified instruments in his rock music, a move that was then controversial. He sold over 100 million albums in 2012 and 2016, respectively, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Nobel Prize.

Bob Dylan – $200 Million

Bob Dylan – $200 Million

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