Singers
Percy Sledge Net Worth
Percy Sledge's Net Worth as of 2024
$10 Million
Percy Tyrone Sledge was born on the 25th November 1940, in Leighton, Alabama USA, and was an R&B, soul and gospel singer, who was probably best recognized for releasing the single “When A Man Loves A Woman”, which was No. 1 on the R&B singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1966. His musical career was active from the 1960s to 2015, when he passed away.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Percy Sledge was? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of Percy’s net worth was equal to $10 million, earned mostly thanks to his musical skills and his successful career as a gospel, R&B, and soul singer.
Percy Sledge Net Worth $10 Million
Percy Sledge grew up in the rural farming area of Leighton, where he spent his childhood working with his family on farm jobs, prior to becoming an assistant at Colbert County Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama. As a teenager, he began singing in local bands, and at 20 years old, he became a member of a band called the Esquires Combo, touring with them every weekend. Parallel with that he also performed with the choir at the local Gallillee Baptist Church. In no time, one of his hospital patients introduced him to record producer Quin Ivy, and Percy signed a recording contract in 1966.
Subsequently, his professional musical career began, as in the same year he recorded his debut song entitled “When A Man Loves A Woman”, which generated enormous popularity, and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as the R&B singles chart. The song was rewarded with Gold-certified disc from the RIAA, signifying a million sold. It became the hallmark of Percy’s musical career, and ever since then his career went only upwards, as did his net worth.
During the 1970s, Percy continued successfully with such singles as “Warm And Tender Love”, “Take Time To Know Her” – reaching No. 11 at the US charts – and “Love Me Tender”, increasing further his net worth. In the next several years, he organized massive concerts throughout the US, Europe, and Africa, promoting himself in the process.
During his career, he released 10 studio albums, including “The Percy Sledge Way” (1967), “I’ll Be Your Everything” (1974), “Blue Night” (1994) – which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category for Best Contemporary Blues Album – “Shining Through the Rain” (2004), which was also nominated for a Grammy Award, etc. Two years before his death, Percy released his last studio album entitled “The Gospel Of Percy Sledge”, which added a lot to the size of his net worth.
Thanks to his successful career, Percy received numerous prestigious awards, and recognitions, including the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Career Achievement Award in 1989, and he was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, as well as in The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame in 2007.
If to talk about his personal life, Percy Sledge was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown in the media, while his second wife was Rosa Sledge (1980-2015), with whom he had 12 children. Percy passed away from liver cancer, at the age of 74, on the 14th April 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Singers
JC Chasez Net Worth
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
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.
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