Which artist with the lowest profile made the most amount of money?

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  1. Huge in Ireland back in the day. For what that's worth.
     
  2. SongAndDanceMan

    SongAndDanceMan Forum Resident

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    Huge in Canada as well, judging by how much I see his records at thrift shops
     
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  3. Doctor Fine

    Doctor Fine "So Hip It Would Blister Your Brain"

    Walter Becker.
     
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  4. john lennonist

    john lennonist There ONCE was a NOTE, PURE and EASY...

    Very, very sadly :cry: low-profile from about 1969 till his death.

    I doubt that almost anyone would be able to recognize him by 1972 or so.

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    David Gilmour kindly and loyally made it a point to make sure he received the royalties he was due.
     
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  5. Chimichurri

    Chimichurri Forum Resident

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    According to the net, Steve Lukather is worth 90 million dollars, but in UK, the highest profile thing he did was singing the verses in Toto's Rosanna video (a UK #12 in 1982) while wearing shades.
     
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  6. erikdavid5000

    erikdavid5000 Forum Resident

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    Whoa! This one wins the thread. How glaringly obvious as a top choice!!! I’m mad at myself now for not thinking of Syd right off the bat :/
     
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  7. Siegmund

    Siegmund Vinyl Sceptic

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    Yep: he’s anything BUT low profile. Ditto Tim Rice.
     
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  8. peskypesky

    peskypesky Forum Resident

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    And Nick owns the most valuable car in the world.
     
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  9. Zack

    Zack Senior Member

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    PSA. Mason owns one of only 39 of these bad boys ever made, bought many years ago for 37,000 pounds. He has recently turned down offers of 30 million. Another one sold for 53 mil :yikes:
     
  10. Zack

    Zack Senior Member

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    Syd wanted to be low profile but still got journalists at the door till the very end.

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  11. ohnothimagen

    ohnothimagen "Live music is better!"

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    Didn't Nick pony up the dough for his half of financing the Momentary Lapse Of Reason project by selling one of his hot rods?
     
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  12. Josip

    Josip Forum Resident

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    I think John Deacon (Queen bass player) must be in top 3 of the list...
     
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  13. Detroit Rock Citizen

    Detroit Rock Citizen RetroDawg Digital

    I'd say Desmond Child has to be in the running.
     
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  14. Zack

    Zack Senior Member

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    He put the Ferrari in the photo up for collateral to bankroll the tour, but fortunately for him the 200 shows made pots of money. Shocker.
     
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  15. django68

    django68 Forum Resident

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    I'm not proposing them for this threads accolade, but I wonder how much Clive Maldoon and Dave Curtiss made from Madonna's Ray of Light. For those who don't know it was based around their song Sepheryn.
     
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  16. Daedalus

    Daedalus I haven't heard it all.....

    T Bone Burnett.
     
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  17. mjd2020

    mjd2020 Forum Resident

    No way is Russ Ballard a household name here. My partner, who loves at least one song he wrote, has never heard of him (and didn't know the song wasn't written by the band, and what's more, couldn't care less!), and I can guarantee that if I asked twenty of my friends who he is, maybe, just maybe, my two music nerd friends might know!
     
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  18. lordcat

    lordcat Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    How old are you both!?
     
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  19. George the Cat

    George the Cat Forum Resident

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    Yeah, he’s booked to play the 350 capacity 100 Club in April (very doubtful to go ahead would think) so not very well known I’d say.
     
  20. PineBark

    PineBark formerly known as BackScratcher

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    Does he ever drive that car around town, or is it purely a showpiece?
     
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  21. Zack

    Zack Senior Member

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    Around a track, maybe. It's a racing car.
     
  22. blastfurniss

    blastfurniss Forum Resident

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    Over the last quarter century no one has had it better than Steve Perry. He's produced very little new music, turns up rarely, but gets a full cut of Journey's revenue. Not a bad way to make a living.
     
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  23. mjd2020

    mjd2020 Forum Resident

    Old enough to have taped Rainbow's "Since You Been Gone" off the radio when it was in the charts in 1979...
     
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  24. Detroit Rock Citizen

    Detroit Rock Citizen RetroDawg Digital

    Not my cup of tea but all things considered, he deserves it.
     
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  25. ILovethebassclarinet

    ILovethebassclarinet Forum Resident

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    I always thought that the Sons of Champlin were the superior band, even way back when they were 'competitors.' I still play Loosen Up Naturally especially.
     

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