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Cindy Blackman Net Worth

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1 year ago

February 3, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Cindy Blackman's Net Worth as of 2024
$10 Million

Born Cynthia R. Blackman on the 18th November 1959, in Yellow Springs, Ohio USA, Cindy is a rock and jazz drummer, best known to the world for her work with Lenny Kravitz, and for collaborating with numerous other musicians, including Sonny Simmons, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Pharaoh Sanders, Buckethead and CarlosSantana, who has been her husband since 2010.

Have you ever wondered how rich Cindy Blackman is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Blackman’s wealth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through her successful career in the music industry, which has been active since the early ‘80s.

Cindy Blackman Net Worth $10 Million

She grew up in a musical family; her mother was a classical musician, while her father was in love with jazz and passed on his passion for this music genre to young Cindy. She started playing drums when she was seven years old, and joined a school band soon after. When she turned 11 years old, the family moved to Bristol, Connecticut, where young Cindy enrolled at the Hartt School of Music, and like her father became a jazz fan. Three years later she got her first professional drum kit, and since then has only nurtured her talents. During her teenage years, she was greatly inspired by Tony Williams, whom she once saw perform at a local drum store. After finishing high school, she settled in Boston, where she enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, but left after only three semesters, as she landed a gig with the famous R&B and soul group The Drifters. She moved to New York and for a time was a street performer, but also got a chance to learn from such musicians as Art Blakey, who became one of her mentors, then Billy Higgins, Roy Haynes, and others.

She made her breakthrough in 1984 when she was featured on “Jazz Stars of the Future” with Ted Curson on WKCR-FM in New York, while three years later her talents were given wider exposure as several of her compositions were featured on the album “Verses”, by Wallace Roney. It wasn’t long until she received a contract offer from Muse Records, and her debut studio album came out in 1988, entitled “Arcane”. Her personnel comprised such musicians as Wallace Roney as a trumpet player, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Kenny Garrett on alto saxophone, Clarence Seay as a bassist and Larry Willis on piano.

She then collaborated with Santi Debriano, Greg Osby, Jerry Gonzalez, and David Fiuczynski on the album “Trio + Two” released in 1991, followed by the album “Code Red” (1992), on which she worked with Kenny Barron, Lonnie Plaxico, Wallace Roney, and Steve Coleman, before joining Lenny Kravitz personnel.

Kravitz approached her in 1993 to audition for a drumming position in his band, and the two have worked together ever since, on the albums “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (1993), “Circus” (1995), “5” (1998), “Lenny” (2005), “It Is Time for a Love revolution” (1998), “Black and White America” (2011), and Strut” (2014), and also toured with him, which also added to her wealth.

She has also worked on her own music, releasing 11 more studio albums after “Code Red”, most notably “Telepathy” (1994), which she recorded with Antoine Roney, Jacky Terrasson, and Clarence Seay, then “Works on Canvas” (1999), alongside J. D. Allen III, Carlton Homes, and George Mitchell, “Music For the New Millennium” (2005), and “Another Lifetime” (2010), a tribute to Tony Williams which she recorded with and Doug Carn and Mike Stern with sveral guests. Most recently she recorded “Power of Peace” (2017), with her husband Carlos Santana and The Isley Brothers.

Regarding her personal life, Cindy has been married to Carlos Santana since 2010; after several tours together, the famous guitarist proposed to Cindy after she finished her drum solo during a concert at Tinley Park, Illinois.

She has been a part of the Bahá’í Faith since she was 18, though she attended a Baptist church in her teens. Furthermore, Cindy started studying Kabbalah in the 2000s, and has stated numerous times that the spirituality has helped her develop her musical talents.

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Neal Schon Net Worth

Published

2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Neal George Joseph Schon was born on 27th February 1954 at Tinker AFB (Air Force Base), Oklahoma USA, of Italian and German descent. Neal Schon is a rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, best known for being an important member of several hugely popular bands, namely Santana, Bad English and Journey.

So just how rich is Neal Schon? Neal’s net worth has been calculated to be over $30 million, amassed during his successful career of more than 40 years in the music industry.

Neal Schon Net Worth $30 Million

Neal Schon was lucky to be born into a musical family – his father Mathew Schon was a famous musician and mother Barbara Schon sang in a band. So Schon picked his first guitar at the age of five years, and starting at early age is usually a way to success. His first career steps started at the age of 15 with the band Santana, in preference to joining Eric Clapton in the band Derek and the Dominos, and debuting with some vocals on Santana’s album Santana III. Being such a great musician at such young age with the possibility to choose between two iconic bands, he went on and started making his money. He also played for Azteca but very briefly.

In 1973 Neal Schon formed his now legendary band Journey. He subsequently released five solo albums, and fourteen studio albums with the band. This must be the main flow into his net worth. Importantly, he is the only band member who has not changed through the years. He has taken part in every tour of the band, and sang on all their albums, so no doubt this longevity with Journey has increased the overall amount of Neal Schon’s net worth as well. Apart from this, he has also collaborated with famous musicians such as keyboardist Jan Hammer, Sammy Hagar and Paul Rodgers on short-term projects.

Neal Schon is as great a vocalist, as he is a guitar virtuoso. Two talents double the money earned, does it not? Let’s talk about his musical influences, of whom there were plenty. He has said that he was highly influenced by the 1960’s, musicians from that era such as Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin. Then he put some blues to the mix, namely B.B. King and added some guitar-based influences, including of course Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton as well as Wes Montgomery. This is probably Neal Schon’s key to fame – adding the best ingredients from different musical eras.

Schon was always proud of his guitars. He started with acoustic Stella guitar followed by Gibson ES-335. At present he became interested in Xotic guitars. Schon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in August 2013, which made him, if possible, even more famous. This is considered to be an accomplishment of a lifetime for any musician.

In his not-so-private personal life, Neal Schon has married five times, first to Tena Austin(1976-86), then Beth Buckley(1987-92), Dina Gioeli(1993-99), and Amber Kozan(2001-08). In 2013 he married Michaele Salahi. He has five children.

Rock Stars

John Frusciante Net Worth

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2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

John Frusciante is a famous musician. He is one of the most successful musicians of all time, because his net worth is said to have reached 23 million dollars. John Frusciante is well known for being a singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer. However, John Frusciante is most famous for having been a member of the band called Red Hot Chili Peppers, where he played as a guitarist. Through work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers band, most of his net worth has been accumulated, as well. He recorded five albums with the band between the years 1988-1992 and 1998-2009. John Anthony Frusciante was born in Queens, New York on March 5, 1970.

John Frusciante Net Worth $23 Million

His both parents had musical careers but at the early age they separated and John grew up with his mother and later, stepfather. Throughout life they were moving quite a lot to different states and cities. However, at nine years old his family settled in the Los Angeles area and that was when he started playing guitar. At first his interest was fixed on punk rock music, later he focused on famous guitar players, like Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour and Jimi Hendrix. When he discovered Frank Zappa, he could try to reach the same level of mastery for hours. Around 1984 he discovered the band Red Hot Chili Peppers and instantly became a fan. At sixteen he dropped out of high school and moved to L.A. to work on his guitar playing skills. He tried studying professionally at the Guitar Institute of Technology but dropped out understanding that academic studies were not for him.

John Frusciante became member of Red Hot Chili Peppers at eighteen and this was the beginning of his professional music career. By the way, he was the youngest band member, gapping about twenty years from others. This did not stop him from winning the audition and bringing fame and money to the then not very popular band. The first album they produced was called “Mother’s Milk” in 1989. In 1991, a very successful album of the band was released titled “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”. The band gained overwhelming success and because of it, John Frusciante left the band one year later after the release of the mentioned album.

Knowing the history of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, you could understand the reason why the young guy got into drugs. The band’s lead singer, Anthony Kiedis describes their past time activities in his biographical book “Scar Tissue”. Being so young and inexperienced, John got instantly addicted, was practically thrown out of the band and started his solo career. During that he burned down his house and had many visits to rehab. The solo projects he released during that time were called “Smiles from the Streets You Hold” and “Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt”. In 1998, it was announced that 16 million copies of his solo records were sold. Today he has 10 solo albums released. Drugs did not stop him from getting near the money.

Besides solo career and Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante has also collaborated with many other acts, such as Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, The Mars Volta, Josh Kilingoffer and many more. The collaborations, of course, also added up to his net worth.