Chrissie Hynde – $12 million
Greatest Hits: Talk of the Town, Back on the Chain Gang
The Pretenders, her frontwoman since 1978, was created by Chrissie Hynde. The hippie counterculture movement inspired her, working in a jointly run clothes store with designer Vivienne Westwood in London. She abandoned music for clothes. With musicians like UB40, Cher and Frank Sinatra, she published albums. She offered it to the owner of Real Music, Dave Hill, after producing a demo tape in 1978. She started paying the back rent she owes in her practice space in London, having it all fall back, and more.
Chrissie Hynde
Lucinda Williams – $15 million
Greatest Hits: Can’t Let Go, Get Right With God
The country singer Lucinda Williams, born in Louisiana, is one of the most influential members of the folk-rock and country-rock trends. Since 1978, she has been in the music business and became popular for her style when her debut album, Lucinda Williams, was released. The song ‘Passionate Kisses,’ which won Williams her first Grammy in 1994, was included in this release. She’s notorious for continuously performing, producing only two more albums to date. Her big break came as she missed the gold-certified Gravel Route to Car Wheels.
Lucinda Williams
