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

Bert Berns – $20 million

Greatest Hits: Here Comes the Night, Hang on Sloopy, Twist and Shout
The Bronx-born Bert Berns was one of the 1960s most inspiring songwriters and producers. He wrote massive hits like Hang on Sloopy and Twist and Shout, providing major contributions to plenty of other artists’ hits. He worked with many labels, too, such as Bang, Atlantic, and Shout, where wrote hits like Baby Please Don’t Go, Brown Eyed Girl, and Under the Boardwalk. He loved to shake his stuff at mambo nightclubs during his youth, and enjoyed a place in Havana until the Cuban Revolution forced him to return to America. He was only 38 when his heart gave out.

Bert Berns