George Harrison – $400 million
The former lead guitarist of The Beatles was famous for his demure attitude, being known as “the Quiet Beatle” due to how he remained in the shadows of the more iconic band members like McCartney and Lennon. He did manage to squeeze some of his own songs into the band’s retinue, such as Something, Here Comes the Sun, and Taxman. He penned George Formy, Chuck Berry, and Carl Perkins as his lead influences. He adores Indian music and culture, making sure that much of the culture’s influences come into his music with its instruments. Hinduism was also a big professional and personal inspiration.
George Harrison
Sam Cooke – $650,000
Greatest Hits: Chain Gang, Wonderful World, A Change is Gonna Come
Sam Cooke is an entrepreneur and musician that was well known as an inspiring songwriter, too. He was named as the “King of Soul” thanks to his major contributions to pop music and his wonderful voice. He was a part of The Soul Sisters during his youth as a singer, which would lead to his solo career spawning at a later stage. He worked with all manner of icons of his time, such as Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston, Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, among many others. He is responsible for Otis Redding and James Brown’s fame. Bruce Eder, the writer of AllMusic, described him as the soul genre’s “inventor”.
Sam Cooke
