Jerry Garcia – $40 million
Greatest Hits: Truckin’, Sugaree
Throughout his thirty-year career, Jerry Garcia, born in San Francisco, was part of this popular band. He had several other bands and other solo albums as well. He was 13th on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitarists” list. He was the main songwriter of the Grateful Dead, best known for his style of psychedelic rock. Truckin ‘, “Truckin’,” he was famous for his improvisation and guitar solos, which suited him well because it relieved the stress he said in an interview.
Paul Simon – $75 million
Greatest Hits: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Almost every song, including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Sound of Silence,” and perhaps their most popular hit, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” owned by Columbia Records, was written by Paul Simon. The duo broke up in 1970, and Graceland, influenced by South Africa, where he lived for a while, was published by Simon. Graceland sold 14 million copies upon its release, and it is his most successful solo work to date. He had a career on Broadway, writing musicals. With the poet Derek Walcott, he wrote The Capeman. He was also a screenwriter.