Pete Townshend – $105 million
Greatest Hits: Happy Jack, Pictures of Lilly
Pete Townshend is one of the most common names. The legendary band’s co-founder, The Who. His band career lasted more than fifty years, and the band under his leadership became one of the most prominent voices of music for the second half of the twentieth century. He composed more than one hundred songs for The Who’s eleven albums, including songs for Tommy and Quadrophenia, two rock operas. He also wrote essays, books, columns, etc. He began a promising solo career. Doesn’t hurt he’s a legendary guitarist.
Pete Townshend
George Clinton – $1.8 million
Greatest Hits: Can’t C Me, Loopzilla, You’re Thinkin’ Right
Former Motown songwriter, George Clinton – known for writing and recording many hit songs for indie Detroit soul labels. He formed his own band, The Parliaments, later renamed Parliament and Funkadelic. Clinton is known in the years after for his distinctive psychedelic rock and electro-funk style. He inspired rap music, writing Tupac’s song “Can’t C Me.” He also wrote, “Bop Gun” for artists including Ice Cube, Outkast, Redman, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. His own name, C Kunspyruhzy.
George Clinton