Chrissie Hynde – $12 million
Greatest Hits: Talk of the Town, Back on the Chain Gang
In 1978, Chrissie Hynde created The Pretenders. The hippie counterculture movement influenced her, working at a joint clothing shop in London with designer Vivienne Westwood. She left music fashion. She has released songs with UB40, Cher, and Frank Sinatra musicians. After making a demo tape in 1978, Dave Hill was given the owner of Real Records. She began paying back the rent she owed in her London practice room.
Chrissie Hynde
Lucinda Williams – $15 million
Greatest Hits: Can’t Let Go, Get Right With God
Rock-country singer Lucinda Williams is one of the most prominent representatives of folk-rock and country-rock movements. Since 1978 she has been in the music industry and became renowned for her style when Lucinda Williams released her debut album. This debut included the song “Passionate Kisses,” which won her first Grammy in Williams in 1994. She is known to work constantly, only releasing two more albums to date. She lost Car Wheels on a gold-certified Gravel Path when her big break came.
Lucinda Williams