Dolly Parton – $500 million
Greatest Hits: Jolene, I Will Always Love You, 9 to 5
Beyond singing, Dolly Parton also writes over 3,000 songs. Whitney Houston’s song “I Will Always Love You” became popular after many musicians covered it. As for her songwriting, she admitted to performing music at the age of seven. She told me she writes every day, be it a poem, concept, album, or little tidbit. Her loving father influenced her with a deep religious tradition from the Appalachian Mountains. She won 35 BMI Awards.
Dolly Parton
Tom Petty – $95 million
Greatest Hits: Here Comes My Girl, Refugee, Don’t Do Me Like That
Tom Petty was the best-selling artist of all time. Lennon was first introduced to rock and roll when he was ten years old. He was determined by his influences like The Rolling Stones and its own variant of punk rock. He formed the quickly unsuccessful Mudcrutch band. But still, Tom Petty’s band and the Heartbreakers were a game-changer, well-known globally since. In the 70s, the band formed, and their debut came within the Top 40. Their third album sold more than twice as many copies as their first album.
Tom Petty
