George Clinton – $1.8 million
Greatest Hits: You’re Thinkin’ Right, Can’t C Me, Loopzilla
The Detroit soul labels master George Clinton worked incredibly hard within the Motown movement, where he wrote and recorded various successful releases. The Parliaments was the band that Clinton headed, being reestablished as Parliament and Funkadelic. The man fused electro-funk and psychedelic rock. Can’t C Me was written for Tupac, making Clinton a central figure in rap music as well. He provided many other artists with major songs, such as Outkast, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, and Ice Cube.
George Clinton
Isaac Hayes – $12 million
Greatest Hits: Soul Man
Stax Records would not be the success that it was if it wasn’t for Isaac Hayes. He was an internal session performer who joined Stax Records prior to his singer-songwriter fame. The Tennessee-born Soul Man writer would have this song become a truly inspiring soul hit. Many films have used his music for their soundtracks, too. Shaft, the thrilling cop flick, had its soundtrack written by Hayes, which would win him an Academy Award. This was the third Academy Award to be won by an African-American man. 2003 saw him be labeled as a BMI Icon.
Isaac Hayes
