George Harrison – $400 million
Greatest Hits: Taxman, Here Comes the Sun
George Harrison was The Beatles’ lead guitarist, and since he was not one of their more prominent members, he was called “the Quiet Beatle” Any of the band’s songs were composed by him, like Here Comes the Heat, Taxman, Whatever, Etc. George Formby, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, and Django Reinhardt were among his artistic influences. He was also influenced by Indian culture and music, expanding pop music into the band’s work to combine Indian instruments and Hindu spirituality. Born in Liverpool, he died in 2001 in LA.
George Harrison – $400 Million
Sam Cooke – $650,000
Greatest Hits: Wonderful World, Chain Gang, A Change is Gonna Come
The resident, guitarist, and business owner was Sam Cooke. He was an influential songwriter too. His influence on pop music and common voice named him “King of Soul.” When he was young, he started singing and entered The Soul Stirrers before his later solo career. There was encouragement from Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, Billy Preston, Marvin Gaye, and several others. He made James Brown and Otis Redding popular. It was dubbed the “inventor” of the soul genre by the editor of AllMusic, Bruce Eder.
Sam Cooke – $650,000
