Singers

Gordon Lightfoot Net Worth

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10 months ago

June 13, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Gordon Lightfoot's Net Worth as of 2024
$30 Million

Gordon Lightfoot was born on 17th November 1938, in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, and is an award-winning musician, singer and songwriter, who is internationally known as one of the most notable pop-folk artists, and probably the best Canadian songwriter. Many of his albums have achieved multi-platinum status, while plenty artists have covered of his songs. Lightfoot’s career started in 1958.

Have you ever wondered how rich Gordon Lightfoot is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Lightfoot’s net worth is as high as $30 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a musician.

Gordon Lightfoot Net Worth $30 Million

Gordon Lightfoot is a son of Jessica and Gordon Lightfoot, Sr., who owned a dry cleaning company. From an early age, Gordon was a successful performer, initially a member of the choir of Orillia’s St. Paul’s United Church in Ontario. His first appearance – at Massey Hall in Toronto – came at the age of 12, and later he taught himself to play the piano, percussion and drums. Lightfoot went to the Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute, where he learned to play folk guitar, and his talents secured him a place in McGill University’s Schulich School of Music and the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music.

Gordon’s career started in 1958 when he moved to Los Angeles, California to study at the Hollywood Westlake College of Music, meantime supporting himself with writing, producing, and arranging various commercial jingles. Lightfoot stayed in L.A. for two years, but went back to Toronto because he was homesick. Gordon started developing as a songwriter, and collaborated with a wide variety of artists such as Elvis Presley, The Clancy Brothers, Richie Havens and Spyder Turner, The Kingston Trio, and Chad and Jeremy, among others. Gordon’s debut self-titled studio album came in 1966, and although he released four more albums by the end of the ‘60s, Lightfoot failed to achieve any significant commercial success.

However, in 1970, Gordon’s next album entitled “Sit Down Young Stranger” topped the RPM Top Singles chart in Canada, reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, achieving platinum status in the process. In 1972, Lightfoot’s “Don Quixote” topped the Canadian RPM 100 chart, and reached No. 42 on the US Billboard 200. The only Lightfoot album that reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 was “Sundown” in 1974, which also achieved platinum status in both Canada and the United States. By the end of the ‘70s, Gordon had released two more influential albums – “Summertime Dream” (1976) and “Endless Wire” (1978).

In the ‘80’s, Lightfoot’s career slowed down a bit, and he released only four albums with “Dream Street Rose” (1980), “Shadows” (1982), and “East of Midnight” (1986) as the mentionable ones. Although he stated that “East of Midnight” would be his last album, Gordon recorded “Waiting for You” in 1993, and then “A Painter Passing Through” in 1998. More recently, he released “Harmony” in 2004 and “All Live” in 2012, which also contributed to his net worth.

Gordon Lightfoot has received numerous award during his rich career, including sixteen Juno Awards in the ‘60s and ‘70s. He also won four ASCAP awards for songwriting in the ‘70s and was nominated for five Grammy Awards. In 1986, Gordon was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and in 2001 into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

Regarding his personal life, Gordon Lightfoot was married to Brita Ingegerd Olaisson from 1963 to 1973 and has two children with her. He married Elizabeth Moon in 1989, and has two children with her, but they divorced in 2011 after a separation of nine years. In December 2014, Lightfoot married Kim Hasse.

Daniel Wanburg

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Singers

JC Chasez Net Worth

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5 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Joshua Scott “JC” Chasez, also known as JC Chasez, Big Daddy or J. C. Chasez is a white American who was born on August 8 1976 in Washington, United States of America, but he was raised in Bowie, Maryland after he was adopted by Roy and Karen Chasez when Joshua’s biological mother entrusted care of him at the age of 5. Chasez has never known his biological father and he seems not to have any plans to search for him. So JC Chasez grew-up in his new family with a younger brother Tyler and a sister Heather. As a child he attended Robert Goddart Middle School and always loved dancing during school years.

JC Chasez Net Worth $30 Million

Today JC Chasez is mainly known as an American boy band ‘N Sync member, occasional actor, singer, dancer and songwriter. Today he has a net worth of $30 million, But Joshua’s first steps in his future career weren’t so notable for the rest of the world. As a boy JC Chasez was extremely shy, but he was able to fight with his modesty and joined the Mickey Mouse Club.

The first real success came for Chasez after the formatIon of a band called ‘N Sync which has become extremely popular in the USA and Europe from 2000. Although ‘N Sync broke up in 2002, the have sold more that 9.9 million copies of their album “No Strings Attached”. This was one of the biggest investments in Joshua’s net worth, but the band have licensed their likenesses and released microphones, lip balm, marionettes, books, key chains, cloths and video games with their emblem. The band has also been dealing with McDonalds, Chilli’s Grill & Bar. In 2009 N’Sync was even immortalized in wax In New York’s Madame Tussaunds museum and can be seen there until today. N’Sync members acheived not only worldwide recognition after releasing their albums and singles, but also earned huge amounts of money from live performances and different merchandise.

Since 2002 JC Chasez has tried several different aspects of the entertainment industry – he has written songs, produced records, danced and even appeared in some movies. His most notable appearances were in a movie called “21 and a Wake-Up”, where he played Dr. Tom Dury, in “Killer Movie” as Ted Buckley, in “Longshot” as a pizzeria worker, and in “Greetings from Tucson” as Jay Dugray. But mostly he has become known as a singer, because after leaving ‘N Sync he started his own solo career and released his first solo single “Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love)” in 2002. JC Chasez’s debut album “Schizophrenic” appeared in 2004 and was able to take 17th chart position in the US and 46th position in the United Kingdom.

Unfortunately, nowadays JC Chasez’s career isn’t as successful as it was 10 years ago. His last released solo album “The Story of Kate” in 2007 didn’t appear in any charts, and since then JC Chasez has just made appearances in some other albums as a guest. He was talking about ‘N Sync reunion in 2011, but until today this ambition has not come to fruition.

Musicians

Neal Schon Net Worth

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5 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Neal George Joseph Schon was born on 27th February 1954 at Tinker AFB (Air Force Base), Oklahoma USA, of Italian and German descent. Neal Schon is a rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, best known for being an important member of several hugely popular bands, namely Santana, Bad English and Journey.

So just how rich is Neal Schon? Neal’s net worth has been calculated to be over $30 million, amassed during his successful career of more than 40 years in the music industry.

Neal Schon Net Worth $30 Million

Neal Schon was lucky to be born into a musical family – his father Mathew Schon was a famous musician and mother Barbara Schon sang in a band. So Schon picked his first guitar at the age of five years, and starting at early age is usually a way to success. His first career steps started at the age of 15 with the band Santana, in preference to joining Eric Clapton in the band Derek and the Dominos, and debuting with some vocals on Santana’s album Santana III. Being such a great musician at such young age with the possibility to choose between two iconic bands, he went on and started making his money. He also played for Azteca but very briefly.

In 1973 Neal Schon formed his now legendary band Journey. He subsequently released five solo albums, and fourteen studio albums with the band. This must be the main flow into his net worth. Importantly, he is the only band member who has not changed through the years. He has taken part in every tour of the band, and sang on all their albums, so no doubt this longevity with Journey has increased the overall amount of Neal Schon’s net worth as well. Apart from this, he has also collaborated with famous musicians such as keyboardist Jan Hammer, Sammy Hagar and Paul Rodgers on short-term projects.

Neal Schon is as great a vocalist, as he is a guitar virtuoso. Two talents double the money earned, does it not? Let’s talk about his musical influences, of whom there were plenty. He has said that he was highly influenced by the 1960’s, musicians from that era such as Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin. Then he put some blues to the mix, namely B.B. King and added some guitar-based influences, including of course Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton as well as Wes Montgomery. This is probably Neal Schon’s key to fame – adding the best ingredients from different musical eras.

Schon was always proud of his guitars. He started with acoustic Stella guitar followed by Gibson ES-335. At present he became interested in Xotic guitars. Schon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in August 2013, which made him, if possible, even more famous. This is considered to be an accomplishment of a lifetime for any musician.

In his not-so-private personal life, Neal Schon has married five times, first to Tena Austin(1976-86), then Beth Buckley(1987-92), Dina Gioeli(1993-99), and Amber Kozan(2001-08). In 2013 he married Michaele Salahi. He has five children.