Joe Strummer – $4 million
Greatest Hits: Rock the Casbah
Joe Strummer is one of the most influential figures in punk rock. He founded the band called “The Clash,” which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. The band’s second album was # 2 on the UK charts, and their third and fourth US albums were successful, becoming platinum-certified. With bands like The Mescaleros, Pogues, Latino Rockabilly, 101ers, and more, Strummer collaborated. He also had a solo career, wrote scores for television and film, made radio plays, and became a major performer for Rock Against Racism, an activist organization.
Joe Strummer – $4 Million
Patti Smith – $16 million
Greatest Hits: Because the Night
Patti Smith is a songwriter, poet, and singer, and she was an influential part of New York City’s punk rock movement in the 1970s, thanks to her groundbreaking debut album, Horses. She is known as a punk poet’s laureate, merging poetry with punk rock. With Bruce Springsteen, she wrote the song “Because the Night,” and maybe it’s her most famous hit. She is also a novelist and won the National Book Award for her memoir, entitled Only Kids, in 2010.
Patti Smith – $16 Million
