These Are The Songwriters Who Are Laughing All The Way To The Bank

Kris Kristofferson – $160 million

Greatest Hits: Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, Me and Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson enjoyed a marvelous career as a singer-songwriter and performer. The man wrote plenty of hits for his counterparts, and would collaborate frequently with Shel Silverstein. The Highwaymen was a supergroup made up of Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. He also acted in plenty of films, such as Blade, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Heaven’s Gate, and A Star is Born. His part in A Star is Born earned him a Golden Globe. In modern times, Kristofferson has a home in Maui, Hawaii.

Kris Kristofferson