Net Worth: $20 million
Venture: Bigger
Originally started as a trio consisting of Kristian Hall, Jennifer Nettles, and Kristian Bush, the band debuted to a strong open and was signed to Mercury Nashville.
It didn’t take long before trouble started appearing though, as Kristian Hall suddenly left the band. The biggest musical mark that Sugarland left to date was ironically their debut album “Twice the Speed of Life,” which received double platinum status by the RIAA.
Dottie West
Net Worth: $3 million Venture: Coca-Cola
Dottie West was one of the female pioneers in country music, with a nearly perfect record of hit singles and albums that launched her career into fame and success. Her debut song “Here Comes My Baby Back Again” was released in the ‘60s to massive critical and commercial success. It was immediately put in the Top 10 ranking in the country charts and West even received a Grammy for it, making her the first female country singer to ever win the prestigious award.
Following her rise to fame, West struck a deal with Coca-Cola that ended up being another huge success. She wrote and recorded the iconic song “Country Sunshine” which became the company’s jingle for many years to come. The legendary singer's music is now considered the standard for great country music and she was recently posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Loretta Lynn
Net Worth: $65 million
Venture: Loretta Lynn Ranch
Born before World War II, Loretta Lynn is certainly a soul that’s still very much infused with the simplicity and charm of older and more traditional times. She was born in Kentucky and became a household name for everything country related.
She’s the owner of the Loretta Lynn Ranch, which sells attire and merchandise related to her wonderful brand. She’s certainly one of a kind, and if you’ve never heard her hit songs “Don’t Come Home,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” and her amazing “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” now would be a good time to take a listen.
Dierks Bentley
Net Worth: $30 million
Venture: The Voice
If you remember Showtime’s dark comedy-drama series "Weeds," you’ll probably recognize Dierks Bentley as the guy who sang the show’s opening theme song. The country music singer has been working with the Capitol Nashville label since 2003 and debuted with his first album, called "Dierks Bentley." Bentley has released several studio albums and has been nominated for numerous Grammy awards.
He was the ACM's Top New Artist of 2004 and has since done a pretty good job maintaining this record. What most people don’t know about Bentley is that he’s also a licensed pilot and owns two private airplanes, which add to his $30 million net worth.
Lucinda Williams
Net Worth: $15 million
Venture: Sweet Old World
Lucinda Williams is not your typical country singer. She has been around the block since the late ‘70s and her career has been an incredible ride so far with very high peaks and long periods of silence. Her first few albums, which debuted in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s failed to capture attention and were relative flops. She then released a self-titled record in the late ‘80s with the hit single “Passionate Kisses” that would end up winning her a Grammy award.
Williams is notorious for working at ever-changing paces and taking her time between albums. Her work only began to receive serious commercial and critical success in the last few years. She has since won three Grammys, been nominated over fifteen times, and was even named "America's best songwriter" in 2002 by Time Magazine.