Singers

Jett Williams Net Worth

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3 months ago

January 30, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Jett Williams's Net Worth as of 2024
$10 Million

Jett Williams was born as Antha Belle Jett on 6 January 1953, in Montgomery, Alabama USA, and is a singer and songwriter, but possibly best known as the daughter of the legendary country music singer Hank Williams, who fought a long legal battle to prove her connection to him.

So just how rich is Jett Williams? Sources state that Williams has accumulated a wealth of over $10 million, as of early 2017, her net worth mostly coming from the inheritance from her father, but also through her own singing career.

Jett Williams Net Worth $10 million

Williams was born just a few days before her father’s sudden death of a heart attack at the age of 29. The country singer, who became a star famous for his hits such as “Cold, Cold Heart,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart,” “Hey, Good Lookin'” and “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”, met her mother, Francis ‘Bobbie’ Jett, in between the end of his first marriage and the beginning of his second, and had an affair with the woman, which resulted in her becoming pregnant. Prior to Williams’ birth, her parents reached a legal agreement that her father and his mother, Lillian Stone, would raise her. Therefore, following her father’s death, Williams was initially raised by Stone, who renamed her Catherine Yvonne Stone. However, after Stone died, the girl was put up for adoption at the age of three, and her new parents renamed her Cathy Louise Deupree. Williams knew that she was adopted, but it took her many years to learn about her past and to find out the identity of her biological parents. However, she still had to fight a long battle to be recognized as his daughter and an heir of his estate, along with her half-brother, country singer Hank Williams Jr., who refused to acknowledge her as his sister for a long time.

In the mid-’80s, she hired investigative attorney Keith Adkinson, who would later become her husband, to help her in her quest. He eventually proved Williams’ connection to Hank Williams by revealing a custody agreement her father had made before she was born, also proving that she was defrauded from financial gain by other members of the Williams family. Finally, in 1985, when she was 21, the Alabama State Court officially declared her as the daughter of Jett and Williams. A couple of years later, the court ruled in her favor and entitled her as an equal heir of Williams’ estate, a half-share of his multimillion-dollar estate. Her net worth boosted. By the end of the ’90s, she and her half-brother finally reconciled, and as a result of the Williams’ case, several laws governing the inheritance rights of adopted children have been changed.

In 1990 Williams published her autobiography called “Ain’t Nothin’ as Sweet as My Baby”, further increasing her popularity and her wealth as well.

During the time she was on a quest to find out who she was and then fighting for her inheritance rights, Williams pursued a singing career, taking the name Jett Williams as her stage name. She made her professional debut in 1989, mixing her father’s hits – such as “Your Cheatin’ Heart” – with her own songs. She appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, and went on to revive her father’s legacy for a new generation of fans. She has held an annual festival called Jett Williams Country Music Festival in Lafayette, Tennessee since 1998, and has released two compact discs, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “That Reminds Me of Hank”. Williams’ singing career has been a major source of her net worth.

In her personal life, Williams married Keith Adkinson in 1986, and they remained together until his death in 2013. She has been involved in charities, which was acknowledged in 2000 when the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a resolution designating 18 May 2000 as ‘Jett Williams Appreciation Day’ in Macon County, where she resides.

Daniel Wanburg

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Singers

JC Chasez Net Worth

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2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Joshua Scott “JC” Chasez, also known as JC Chasez, Big Daddy or J. C. Chasez is a white American who was born on August 8 1976 in Washington, United States of America, but he was raised in Bowie, Maryland after he was adopted by Roy and Karen Chasez when Joshua’s biological mother entrusted care of him at the age of 5. Chasez has never known his biological father and he seems not to have any plans to search for him. So JC Chasez grew-up in his new family with a younger brother Tyler and a sister Heather. As a child he attended Robert Goddart Middle School and always loved dancing during school years.

JC Chasez Net Worth $30 Million

Today JC Chasez is mainly known as an American boy band ‘N Sync member, occasional actor, singer, dancer and songwriter. Today he has a net worth of $30 million, But Joshua’s first steps in his future career weren’t so notable for the rest of the world. As a boy JC Chasez was extremely shy, but he was able to fight with his modesty and joined the Mickey Mouse Club.

The first real success came for Chasez after the formatIon of a band called ‘N Sync which has become extremely popular in the USA and Europe from 2000. Although ‘N Sync broke up in 2002, the have sold more that 9.9 million copies of their album “No Strings Attached”. This was one of the biggest investments in Joshua’s net worth, but the band have licensed their likenesses and released microphones, lip balm, marionettes, books, key chains, cloths and video games with their emblem. The band has also been dealing with McDonalds, Chilli’s Grill & Bar. In 2009 N’Sync was even immortalized in wax In New York’s Madame Tussaunds museum and can be seen there until today. N’Sync members acheived not only worldwide recognition after releasing their albums and singles, but also earned huge amounts of money from live performances and different merchandise.

Since 2002 JC Chasez has tried several different aspects of the entertainment industry – he has written songs, produced records, danced and even appeared in some movies. His most notable appearances were in a movie called “21 and a Wake-Up”, where he played Dr. Tom Dury, in “Killer Movie” as Ted Buckley, in “Longshot” as a pizzeria worker, and in “Greetings from Tucson” as Jay Dugray. But mostly he has become known as a singer, because after leaving ‘N Sync he started his own solo career and released his first solo single “Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love)” in 2002. JC Chasez’s debut album “Schizophrenic” appeared in 2004 and was able to take 17th chart position in the US and 46th position in the United Kingdom.

Unfortunately, nowadays JC Chasez’s career isn’t as successful as it was 10 years ago. His last released solo album “The Story of Kate” in 2007 didn’t appear in any charts, and since then JC Chasez has just made appearances in some other albums as a guest. He was talking about ‘N Sync reunion in 2011, but until today this ambition has not come to fruition.

Musicians

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.