Singer-Songwriters Who Are Highly Successful Because Of Their Work

Published on 01/08/2021
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Jerry Garcia – $40 million

Greatest Hits: Truckin’, Sugaree

During his 30 years of career Jerry Garcia, born in San Francisco, has been a popular band. He also had several other solo albums and bands. He was 13th on the “100 Greatest Guitarists” list of Rolling Stone. He was the main songwriter of the Grateful Dead, most famous for his psychedelic style of rock. “Truckin’,” which first appeared on the dead album, American Beauty, was one of the biggest hits of Warner Records.

Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia

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Paul Simon – $75 million

Greatest Hits: Bridge Over Troubled Water

In 2000, the songwriter-singer James Taylor was inaugurated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received five Grammys. He is one of the best-selling artists of all time to 100 million worldwide albums. He had his breakthroughs with “Fire and Rain,” and the cover of “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King. His first U.S. number one album, Before This World, was released in 2015, and many popular songs, including “HandyMan” and “Sweet Baby James” from How Sweet It Is.

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

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