Johnny Cash – $60 million
Greatest Hits: I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash is one of the best songwriters in the world and sells over 90 million albums. He was introduced to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Hall of Fame and Gospel Music Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Known for his tough music. “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash” was his first line. He would do the simple introduction before every concert, shirking the showboat in the rock genre. In Walk, The Line, distributed by 20th Century Fox, Cash’s legacy was remembered.
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell – $50 million
Greatest Hits: Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi
The Blue album of Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest. She’s a poet, a guitarist, and a pianist. In her music, she mixed folk, pop, jazz, and rock elements and started singing in the streets and small bars. She was active with regular advocacy and demonstrations in the counterculture of the Baby Boom. She was among the greatest hits of “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Woodstock,” and “Both Sides,” now all released by Reprise Records.
Joni Mitchell