Musicians
Brooks & Dunn Net Worth
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn's Net Worth as of 2024
$45 Million
Kix Brooks – who was born on the 12th May 1955, in Shreveport, Louisiana USA – and Ronnie Dunn, born on the 1st June 1953 in Coleman, Texas USA – make up the most successful music band in the history of country music. They first performed as Brooks & Dunn in 1991, and from 1992 to 2006 they won the Vocal Duo Award from the Country Music Association every year except 2000 – so far the duo has received 19 CMAs. In 2008, they received a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, and by 2009, they had registered 20 No. 1 singles and six No. 1 albums in the USA country charts. They decided to part their ways in 2010, yet reunited in 2015.
How much is the net worth of Brooks & Dunn? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of their wealth is as much as $45 million, as of the data presented in 2016. Reportedly, they earn around $250,000 per year from their music endeavours, so possibly their wealth will grow further.
Brooks & Dunn Net Worth $45 Million
To begin with, Kix Brooks grew up in the neighbourhood of famed C & W singer Johnny Horton, and played music as a teenager with Horton’s daughter. During this time he began composing his first songs. In the early 1980s he moved to Nashville, where he quickly established himself as a songwriter. Ronnie Dunn came to fame after winning a talent contest in Nashville, and found a job in the same music publishing company in which Brooks worked. At first they wrote successful songs together, then in 1990 the two signed a recording contract, and their first single, “Brand New Man” (1991) reached the top position on the country charts. A year later, their debut album of the same name was released, which also topped the charts and was certified six times platinum in the USA and three times platinum in Canada – it included one of their greatest successes “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” (1992). The following albums “Hard Workin’ Man” (1993), “Waitin’ on Sundown” (1994), “Borderline” (1996) and “If You See Her” (1998) were also certified multi-platinum, and entered the top 10 on the Billboard Country chart, all of which meant that their net worth was rising impressively.
Subsequent albums “Steers & Stripes” (2001), “Red Dirt Road” (2003) and “Hillbilly Deluxe” (2005) topped the above mentioned chart too, and received platinum certifications in the USA. It is worth saying that Brooks & Dunn have received many awards; among others a total of 14 times the CMA Award Vocal Duo of the Year, three American Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Billboard Music Award and BMI Award, indicative of their popularity and financial success.
Brooks & Dunn are known for their high energy shows; songs of Brooks & Dunn were used by USA President George W. Bush as official campaign songs on his election and re-election. Brooks and Dunn both supported Bush’s election campaigns and performed at a Republican rally with Laura Bush on the eve of the elections. In 2000, the then Governor of Texas chose the hit “Hard Workin’ Man” to headline his campaign.
On the 10th August 2009, the duo announced on their website that after “The Last Rodeo Tour” they would go their separate ways. A few weeks later, they released “The Greatest Hits Collection” (2010) that contains all number one successes of Brooks & Dunn. However, in 2015 they announced that they would reunite.
Finally, in the personal life of the singers, Kix married Barbara Brooks in 1981. They have two children. Ronnie married Janine Dunn in 1990; they also have two children.
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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Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth
John Michael Osbourne was born on 3 December 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England, and is widely known as a songwriter, singer and television personality, considered to be one of the developers of heavy metal music, and being called the ‘Godfather of Heavy Metal’. He initially came to notice playing with the band Black Sabbath, but from the early ’80s continually moved until concentrating on a solo career. Ozzy has been inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and the US Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, plus has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was the first on the Birmingham Walk of Stars.
So just how rich is Ozzy Osbourne? Authoritative sources estimate that Ozzy has a net worth of over $220 million, accumulated during his career in the music industry which began in the late 1960s.
Ozzy Osbourne Net Worth $220 Million
Ozzy’s father John was a toolmaker, and his mother Lillian a factory worker. He was called ‘Ozzy’ in primary school, and adopted it as his stage name. As Ozzy suffers from dyslexia, school really wasn’t for him except for drama, so he left at 15 and took various jobs, although training as a plumber, then as an apprentice toolmaker, but spending a short time in jail for petty theft taught him a timely lesson.
Ozzy was really interested in music, and sang with a couple of bands in the late ’60s, one of which became Black Sabbath with bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, singer Ozzy Osbourne, drummer Bill Ward, and guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, now the only surviving original member of the band. The band’s style, partly reflected in their name, was very appealing, and they were significantly successful in the UK and USA during the ’70s, with their debut self-titled album, and the follow-up album Paranoid, eventually achieving multi-platinum status. However, Ozzy’s increasing use of drugs saw him leave the band in 1979, although there have been several collaborations since; regardless, his net worth was very well established.
In the early 1980s, the group Necromandus played with Ozzy Osbourne on his first solo project, the Blizzard of Ozz incarnation, also the title of his first solo album, a popular success with heavy metal fans. Ozzy’s subsequent solo career spread over more than three decades, has increased his net worth the most; seven of the eleven studio albums he has released have achieved multi-platinum certifications in the US alone. A further large financial success has come from annual festival tours called ‘Ozzfest’, of the US and sometimes Europe. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and second wife and manager Sharon in the mid-’90s, and performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups have been featured. Since its beginning, sources estimate that over five million people have attended Ozzfest, resulting in revenues of more than $100 million.
Ozzy Osbourne’s net worth also rose sharply as a result of ‘The Osbournes’, a reality television series showcasing the life of the singer and his family which was aired from 2002-05; the show was created by Jonathan Taylor and became one of MTV’s greatest hits. The success of the show led to the Osbournes hosting the 30th Annual American Music Awards in January 2003, and the BRIT Awards held at Earls Court, London in 2008. Various awards and nominations have also helped increase Ozzy’s net worth, including a Grammy Award for the track ‘I Don’t Want to Change the World’, a Godlike Genius Award from NME magazine, among many others.
Additionally. Ozzy won the Literary Achievement honour in 2010, for his autobiography “I Am Ozzy”, which hit the New York Times’ non-fiction best-seller list at No 2. Osbourne has also acted three times as a judge for the Independent Music Awards, which supports independent artists’ careers.
In his less-than-private personal life, Osbourne has been married twice, firstly to Thelma Reese (1971-82), with whom he has a daughter named Jessica Starshine, and a son named Louis John. Ozzy has been married to Sharon Arden since 1982, and their three children are Aimee, Kelly and Jack . Recent rumours of Ozzy’s affairs seem to have done little to break-up the couple. Ozzy openly blames his sometimes controversial lifestyle on drug and alcohol abuse, and praises Sharon for constantly dragging him out of periods of instability. They currently divide their time between residences in Buckinghamshire, England, and Malibu, California.
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