Musicians
Ross Valory Net Worth
Ross Lamont Valory's Net Worth as of 2024
$30 Million
Ross Lamont Valory was born on 2 February 1949, in San Francisco, California USA, and is a musician, best known as the bass player for the rock band Journey.
So just how rich is Ross Valory? According to sources, Valory has amassed a net worth over $30 million, as of early 2017, acquired during his music career which began in the late 1960s.
Ross Valory Net Worth $30 Million
Valory grew up in Lafayette, California, where he attended Acalanes High School. His music career started during his teenage years, when he joined the band called the Mystiques, which eventually became known as Frumious Bandersnatch. Following their disbandment, he went on to briefly perform with the Steve Miller Band in 1971.
In 1973, he and Herbie Herbert, former manager of Santana with whom Valory played in Frumious Bandersnatch, joined forces to help form Journey. Other members included Neal Schon as guitarist, Prarie Prince as drummer, George Tickner as rhythm guitarist and Greg Rollie as keyboardist and lead singer, although the line-up has changed several times since then. In 1974 the band signed with Columbia Records, releasing their debut album “Journey” in the following year. Two more albums followed, but without success. Then, adding Steve Perry as their new lead singer and Roy Thomas Baker as their producer, the band released their fourth album, the 1978 “Infinity”, which paved their way to fame and success, especially with the hit single “Wheel in the Sky”. Two more successful albums followed, reinforcing the band’s rising popularity. Aside from becoming popular, Valory’s net worth began to grow too.
In 1981 Jouney released their seventh album entitled “Escape”, which became their most successful studio album, selling over 12 million copies and containing the top ten hits “Don’t Stop Believin”, “Who’s Crying Now” and “Open Arms”, and with which the band through to the top ranks of pop groups. Valory’s fortune boosted again. Their next album, the 1983 “Frontiers”, followed the success of its predecessor, selling nearly six million copies; Journey had reached the stardom, contributing further to the growth of Valory’s wealth. However, due to musical and professional differences, he was fired from the band in 1986, and therefore was absent from their album “Raised on Radio”, which also achieved great success. The band then went on a hiatus.
During this time Valory, along with Steve Smith and Gregg Rolie, formed the band called The Storm, with singer Kevin Chalfant and guitarist Josh Ramos. Their self-titled debut album in 1991 contained the hit single “I’ve Got a Lot to Learn About Love”. However, after their second album, the 1993 “Eye of the Storm”, the band dissolved.
Valory returned to Journey during their 1995 reunion to record the album “Trial by Fire”, and has remained with the band ever since, releasing several successful albums over the years, and scoring hits such as the 1996 Grammy nominated “When You Love a Woman”, and more recently “After All These Years”. Valory’s career with Journey has enabled him to achieve worldwide fame, and a large fan base, plus earning him a sizable net worth.
Aside from Journey, Valory has boosted his wealth by also collaborating with many other bands and artists.
Speaking about his personal life, Valory has been married twice – in 1971 he married Diane Oakes, but eventually divorced her. He later married Mary.
Musicians
Neal Schon Net Worth
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.
Actors
Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth
John Michael Osbourne was born on 3 December 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England, and is widely known as a songwriter, singer and television personality, considered to be one of the developers of heavy metal music, and being called the ‘Godfather of Heavy Metal’. He initially came to notice playing with the band Black Sabbath, but from the early ’80s continually moved until concentrating on a solo career. Ozzy has been inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and the US Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, plus has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was the first on the Birmingham Walk of Stars.
So just how rich is Ozzy Osbourne? Authoritative sources estimate that Ozzy has a net worth of over $220 million, accumulated during his career in the music industry which began in the late 1960s.
Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth $220 Million
Ozzy’s father John was a toolmaker, and his mother Lillian a factory worker. He was called ‘Ozzy’ in primary school, and adopted it as his stage name. As Ozzy suffers from dyslexia, school really wasn’t for him except for drama, so he left at 15 and took various jobs, although training as a plumber, then as an apprentice toolmaker, but spending a short time in jail for petty theft taught him a timely lesson.
Ozzy was really interested in music, and sang with a couple of bands in the late ’60s, one of which became Black Sabbath with bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, drummer Bill Ward, and guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, now the only surviving original member of the band. The band’s style, partly reflected in their name, was very appealing, and they were significantly successful in the UK and USA during the ’70s, with their debut self-titled album, and the follow-up album Paranoid, eventually achieving multi-platinum status. However, Ozzy’s increasing use of drugs saw him leave the band in 1979, although there have been several collaborations since; regardless, his net worth was very well established.
In the early 1980s, the group Necromandus played with Ozzy Osbourne on his first solo project, the Blizzard of Ozz incarnation, also the title of his first solo album, a popular success with heavy metal fans. Ozzy’s subsequent solo career spread over more than three decades, has increased his net worth the most; seven of the eleven studio albums he has released have achieved multi-platinum certifications in the US alone. A further large financial success has come from annual festival tours called ‘Ozzfest’, of the US and sometimes Europe. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and second wife and manager Sharon in the mid-’90s, and performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups have been featured. Since its beginning, sources estimate that over five million people have attended Ozzfest, resulting in revenues of more than $100 million.
Ozzy Osbourne’s net worth also rose sharply as a result of ‘The Osbournes’, a reality television series showcasing the life of the singer and his family which was aired from 2002-05; the show was created by Jonathan Taylor and became one of MTV’s greatest hits. The success of the show led to the Osbournes hosting the 30th Annual American Music Awards in January 2003, and the BRIT Awards held at Earls Court, London in 2008. Various awards and nominations have also helped increase Ozzy’s net worth, including a Grammy Award for the track ‘I Don’t Want to Change the World’, a Godlike Genius Award from NME magazine, among many others.
Additionally. Ozzy won the Literary Achievement honour in 2010, for his autobiography “I Am Ozzy”, which hit the New York Times’ non-fiction best-seller list at No 2. Osbourne has also acted three times as a judge for the Independent Music Awards, which supports independent artists’ careers.
In his less-than-private personal life, Osbourne has been married twice, firstly to Thelma Reese (1971-82), with whom he has a daughter named Jessica Starshine, and a son named Louis John. Ozzy has been married to Sharon Arden since 1982, and their three children are Aimee, Kelly and Jack . Recent rumours of Ozzy’s affairs seem to have done little to break-up the couple. Ozzy openly blames his sometimes controversial lifestyle on drug and alcohol abuse, and praises Sharon for constantly dragging him out of periods of instability. They currently divide their time between residences in Buckinghamshire, England, and Malibu, California.
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