Singers
Dennis DeYoung Net Worth
Dennis DeYoung's Net Worth as of 2024
$25 Million
Dennis DeYoung was born on the 18th February 1947, in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is a musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, perhaps best known as a founding member of the cult rock band Styx from 1970 to 1999. Thanks to his skills as a vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist, DeYoung has significantly increased his net worth. His has been active since 1961.
Have you ever wondered how rich Dennis DeYoung is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Dennis DeYoung’s net worth is as high as $25 million, earned through his successful career as a musician. In addition to being a member of one of the most popular groups at the time, DeYoung has also had a solo career which improved his wealth.
Dennis DeYoung Net Worth $25 Million
Dennis DeYoung grew up in Roseland, part of Chicago, and started his career as a vocalist as a 14-year-old boy. He met Chuck and John Panozzo, and they formed a trio in 1961, but later they added guitarists James Young and John Curulewski and the band Tradewinds was formed, changing the name to TW4 in 1968, and later to Styx in 1970.
In the early ages of Styx, DeYoung also worked as a teacher in elementary schools, teaching music, but he quit when the band gained national and international fame in 1973 with the single “Lady”. DeYoung wrote the song, and he also penned seven of the band’s eight top ten singles. The Styx released their debut self-titled album in 1972, but it failed to gain popularity; only the single “Best Thing” reached the Billboard Pop Singles chart, at #82.
However, their next album called “Styx II” (1973) was much better rated and it reached #20 on the Pop chart while the single “Lady” entered the top ten at #6 place of the Pop Singles chart. The song gave them a much needed breakthrough, but their third album “The Serpent Is Rising” (1973) went rather unnoticed. More albums followed – “Man of Miracles” (1974), “Equinox” (1975), and “Crystal Ball” (1976), but without a big success, until their seventh album “The Grand Illusion”, which came out in 1977. The album went to #6 spot on the Billboard Top 200, while the single “Come Sail Away” reached #38 on Billboard Hot 100 chart, and its sales certainly increased Dennis` net worth.
By the end of the 70’s, Styx had released two more albums: “Pieces of Eight” (1978) and “Cornerstone” (1979); “Pieces of Eight” reached #6 on Pop Albums and the singles “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”, “Sing for the Day” and “Renegade” all went on to become Top 50 Pop Singles. However, the group’s significant achievement was the “Cornerstone” album that reached #2 position on the Billboard 200, and the single “Babe” was the Styx’s only #1 song, increasing further his net worth.
In 1981, their “Paradise Theatre” album topped the Pop Albums chart, and the songs “The Best of Times” and “Too Much Time on My Hands” reached the #3 and #9 positions, respectively. Two years later, the “Kilroy Was Here” came out and ended at the #3 spot on Pop Albums chart, and singles “Mr. Roboto” #3, and “Don’t Let It End” #6 were incredibly popular too. DeYoung stayed with Styx for the next two albums: “Edge of the Century” (1990) and “Brave New World” (1999), before he decided to leave the band.
DeYoung;s solo career has also benefited his net worth, as he has released seven albums on his own: “Desert Moon” (1984), “Back to the World” (1986), “Boomchild” (1989), “10 on Broadway” (1994), “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996), and “One Hundred Years from Now” (2007). Most recently, he released “Dennis DeYoung …And The Music of Styx Live in Los Angeles”, a 2CD + DVD and Blu-ray package in 2014, the sales of which also added to his net worth. DeYoung’s music was used on television including in “The Simpsons”, “ER”, “My Name is Earl”, “Arrested Development”, “That ’70s Show”, “South Park”, “Family Guy”, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, among others.
Regarding his personal life, Dennis DeYoung married his longtime sweetheart Suzanne Feusi in 1970, and they have two children together. He is a big fan of baseball team Chicago White Sox.
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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