The Bee Gees – $86 million
Greatest Hits: Stayin’ Alive, How Deep Is Your Love
Three brothers were involved: Maurice, Robin, and Barry Gibb. Most successful during the sixties and seventies, they became popular later in the seventies among the disco crowd. With numerous brothers taking the lead at the mic, their signature sound changed regularly. They were born on the Isle of Man and were raised in Manchester. Before changing its name, they first started The Rattlesnakes. They joined the producer Robert Stigwood in 1967, and he promoted them all over the world. They sold over 220 million records during their career, making history.
The Bee Gees
Ray Davies – $12 million
Greatest Hits: You Really Got Me, Something Better Beginning
The lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks band, including his brother Dave Davies, is the English songwriter and guitarist Ray Davies. He is considered Britpop’s godfather of the genre. After the Kinks disbanded at the end of the 1990s, Davies became famous for a solo career. The Kinks got their recording contract in 1964, bringing them together for decades. Davies wrote their breakthrough, the popular hit, ‘You Really Got Me.’ Davies led the band through the sixties and seventies, often adding new sounds to the band, making it commercially more viable.
Ray Davies
