Singers

Ricky Skaggs Net Worth

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11 months ago

June 4, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Ricky Skaggs's Net Worth as of 2024
$20 Million

Born Rickie Lee Skaggs on the 18th July 1954 in Cordell, Kentucky USA, he is a famed bluegrass musician, best known to the world for his solo career which spans over five decades, in which he has released more than 30 studio albums, some of which achieved gold and platinum status, including “Waitin` For The Sun To Shine” (1981), “Highways & Heartaches” (1982), and “Country Boy” (1984), among others. His career has been active since the early 1960s.

Have you ever wondered how rich Ricky Skaggs is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Skaggs` net worth is as high as $20 million, earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry as a musician. Apart from his solo career, Ricky was also been a part of several bands, including Country Gentleman band and Emmylou Harris‘ Hot Band, which also improved his net worth.

Ricky Skaggs Net Worth $20 Million

Ricky received his first mandolin when he was five years old; a year later he was already performing on stage, with none other than Bill Monroe. When he was seven, he participated in Martha White`s variety show, with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, and also wanted to audition for Grand Ole Opry, but was declined, the reason being that he was too young at the time.

As he grew older, his ambitions also increased, and with Keith Whitley started playing on radio shows, with the addition of Keith`s brother who played banjo. Little by little, they became more and more known, and started opening regularly for Ralph Stanley, and eventually became part of the Stanley`s Clinch Mountain Boys Band, but that didn`t last long, as Ricky joined The Country Gentleman, and in 1976 he started his own bluegrass band – Bone Creek, which featured Vince Gill and Jerry Douglas. He was also part of the Emmlylou Harris`s Hot Band, but apart from playing, he also did arrangements for the album “Roses In The Snow”. All these ventures, increased Rickie`s net worth, however, until the 1980s and his own career, Ricky`s net worth didn`t change that much.

Later, when he earned a name for himself, Ricky started the band Kentucky Thunder, with which he released nine studio albums, including “Brand New Strings” (2004), “Instrumentals” (2006), and “Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947), which topped the US Blue Grass chart.

His first solo album came out in 1975, entitled “That`s It”, but failed to chart with low sales, however, it all changed with Ricky`s third album “Waitin` For The Sun To Shine” (1981), which reached No. 2 on the US Country chart, and achieved Gold status in USA and platinum in Canada, which only increased his net worth by a large margin. Ricky continued successfully through the 1980s with albums “Highways & Heartaches” (1982), “Don`t Cheat In Our Hometown” (1983), and “Country Boy” (1984), which all topped the US Country chart, and achieved platinum and gold status in the USA and Canada, increasing further his net worth. Before the 1980s ended, Ricky released albums “Love`s Gonna Get Ya!” (1986), which reached No. 3 on US Country, and “Comin` Home To Stay” (1988), and “Kentucky Thunder” (1989), which entered top 20.

After the 1980s, Ricky`s popularity began to decline, and his albums couldn`t even reach the top 50 on the charts, with the exception of the album “Solo (Songs My Dad Loved), released in 2009, which topped the Bluegrass charts. His last studio album came out in 2011, entitled “Country Hits Bluegrass Style”, which reached No. 3 on Bluegrass chart.

Ricky has 12 No.1 hits on the US Country and Bluegrass charts, including songs such as “Crying My Heart Out Over You” (1981), “Heartbroke” (1982), “Honey (Open That Door” (1984), “Country Boy” (1985), among many others, all of which helped increase the album sales and his net worth.

During his career, Ricky has received numerous prestigious awards, including the 14 Grammy Awards, 8 CMA Awards, and 8 ACM Awards. As the hallmark of his career, Ricky was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 1982, and became the youngest person in history to be inducted.

Regarding his personal life, Ricky has been married to Sharon White, who is a part of the family vocal group The Whites, since 1981; the couple has two children. Previously, he was married to Brenda Stanley, with whom he also had two children.

Daniel Wanburg

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Singers

JC Chasez Net Worth

Published

3 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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3 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.