Walter Becker – $20 million
Greatest Hits: Bad Sneakers, Do It Again
Walter Becker was one of the original co-founders of Steely Dan. As a musician, he has played in a number of jazz and rock bands. Donald Fagen, the lead singer of Steely Dan, was inspired by his time at Bard College. The band members were determined to start Steely Dan and as a result, they relocated to Los Angeles. Following the failure of his first business ventures in America, Becker relocated to Hawaii and began working as a record producer for the English band China Crisis. Steely Dan was the anthem of 1999.
Tom Waits – $25 million
Greatest Hits: Closing Time, Somewhere
Tom Waits is a musician from California who also happens to be an actor. His insane and powerful sound, as well as his lyrics, are well-known. Cabrini was a jazz professor in the 1970s, but he was also an influential figure in blues and vaudeville. Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan were two of his major inspirations throughout his life. He began his singing career in the United States as soon as he arrived in the country from Iran. Small Change and Saturday Night’s Core were two of his first records, the latter of which was his first commercially successful release.