Net Worth: $40 million
Venture: San Antonio Stock Show
Brad Paisley is one of the most prolific and popular country singers and guitarists in recent times. With nine albums that have all performed exceptionally well commercially and a record-breaking list of ten singles that all hit #1 in the country charts, Paisley was able to bank around $40 million in just a few years.
The popular singer has received various awards including three Grammys and numerous Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and other awards. Paisley has also appeared in various reality shows including “The Voice,” “America’s Got Talent,” and HBO’s “Hard Knocks.”
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.
Garth Brooks
Net Worth: $330 million
Venture: Pearl Records
Garth Brooks is the second best-selling solo artist in the world to date, with sales of albums exceeding 148 million in the United States alone. He is a titan in the music industry and fully justifies his net worth that’s in the hundreds of millions.
Together with his wife, singer Trisha Yearwood, the two have invested in various successful ventures, including an online music e-Store which was bought by Amazon for a large sum of money. He’s also the owner of a Pearl Records label and even played professional baseball for the Kansas City Royals about years ago.
Barbara Mandrell
Net Worth: $45 million
Venture: Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters
Famous actress and singer Barbara Ann Mandrell saw her rise to fame through a bevy of hit songs during the ‘70s and ‘80s. Her most famous songs to date are “Years” and “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” although she has had many other successful singles including 1978’s “Sleeping Single in a Double-Bed.”
Mandrell’s fame and success as an entertainer and actress peaked when she hosted her own TV show on NBC called Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters, which went on to win a Globe nomination and the People’s Choice Award. She is considered to be one of the most successful female vocalists in the country during the '70s and '80s and is still a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1972.
Janie Fricke
Net Worth: $10 million
Venture: The Statler Brothers Show
Janie Fricke was one of the most famous country singers during the '80s, she is best remembered for her incredible ballads, including "Down to My Last Broken Heart" and "I'll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry)." She has received three Grammy nominations for her songs "What're You Doin' Tonight," "Your Heart's Not in It," and "She's Single Again."
Fricke's rise to fame began after producing a lot of uncredited background work for other artists, including Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Crystal Gayle, Ronnie Milsap, Lynn Anderson, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, and Eddie Rabbitt. Over time, she began to attract attention from interested fans until her 1977 debut. Despite Fricke’s career slowing down considerably since the 2000s, she is still actively involved in the music industry and attends various events.