JOAN BAEZ | 79, $11 MILLION

The singer and songwriter Joan Baez used her tunes and lyrics as a sign of protest to various issues our society faced throughout the years. She’s been doing this stuff for more than six decades now, releasing over 30 albums and she still shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. In fact, there’s plenty of gas left in her tank! Bates is usually considered as a folk singer, but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s, including folk rock, pop, country and gospel music.

She started recording in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol.2 and Joan Baez in Concert, all achieved gold record status. Even to this date, she’s still a key figure if any injustice happened in our society. You can easily bet that she’ll appear with her music and the tunes that will open the eyes and mind of anyone that hears her message.