Sherrie Austin
Net Worth: $400,000
Venture: Circus Girl
While Sherrie Austin may look like your typical Alabama or Tennessee girl, she was actually born in Sydney, Australia and decided to try her luck in the musical and acting worlds by moving to the United States. Austin was a singer and general entertainer from a very young age, even going as far as being the opening act for the iconic Johnny Cash during his performance in Australia when she was just 14 years old. All of which led the young talented girl to move to the US. It didn’t take her long after to achieve her dream as an actress.
Austin debuted as an actress in NBC’s popular American sitcom “The Facts of Life” where she played as Pippa McKenna. She also had a short role in the legendary sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” where you might have recognized her as Lady Penelope. From there, Austin decided to form a country band in 1991 called Colorhaus. The band was modestly successful and had one of their songs appear on the soundtrack of an episode of the popular show Baywatch. She has since started a solo career, releasing five albums which have received lukewarm critical and commercial success. Her most successful single so far was 2013’s “Streets of Heaven” which reached the number-eighteen spot in the country charts. Austin is also a part-time Broadway actress.
Tom T. Hall
Net Worth: $1 million(estimated)
Venture: Clipper Teas
One of the classical best sellers and among the most popular country singers in the world is Tom T. Hall. The retired country artist was once the hallmark of excellent country music and was consequently a massive country star in the ‘70s. Some of his most beloved songs are “I Love”, “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine” and “Harper Valley PTA”.
To respect his musical legacy and vast contributions to the country genre, Hall was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Anyone who loves the country knows that you can’t have a list of the most successful country singers without including Tom T. Hall. Outside of his musical career, the retired musician is also a novelist and short-story teller. He wrote nine books to date between the '70s until the mid-'90s. In 1969 Hall was married to famous bluegrass songwriter and producer Dixie Hall until her passing in 2015.
Thomas Rhett
Net Worth: $5 million
Venture: The Ranch
Thomas Rhett is a successful country musician, actor and media entertainer. He was born in Georgia and grew up with Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn because of his father Rhett Atkins, who is a successful singer himself. Thomas Rhett knew he was born to be a musician early on, and already started showing the first signs of his musical talents during high school as a member of the High Heeled Flip Flops band.
Rhett was signed on Big Machine and released four albums at this point in time. He also appears often on shows such as The Ranch and Saturday Night Live. The country singer has so far released seventeen singles, with many of them reaching the number-one spot in the Billboard country charts.
Brandy Clark
Net Worth: $10 million
Venture: All BC Music
One of the younger singer-songwriters on our list is Brandy Clark. In just a bit less than 15 years, the acclaimed musician has managed to accomplish some pretty impressive feats. Clark writes songs for various famous artists such as The Band Perry, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, and even Reba McEntire. She’s also already signed with a private label named Slate Creek, which not many artists manage to do. If that’s not enough to persuade you, Clark has even founded her very own recording and production company called “All BC Music” (with the BC standing for either Brandy Clark or Blue Cheese).
What we love the most about this inspirational young woman is how she got started. Apparently, music was a huge passion for young Brandy Clark and was already playing guitar by the age of ten. Her parents were her biggest fans at the time (hopefully they still are), and they helped push her to learn singing, songwriting and eventually, pursue her own music career. If you’re looking for a great model on how to raise awesome children, look no further than the Clark’s.
Scott McCreery
Net Worth: $4 million
Venture: Weekend Roadtrip
Tour If the name McCreery rings a bell, it’s because 26-year-old Scott McCreery was the winner of the popular musical reality show, American Idol, in its tenth season back in 2011. His success was a virtual guarantee following the publicized and challenging win, as he was offered many records deals with labels all across the United States. He eventually decided to go with Interscope and released his first studio album that year. The album, titled “Clear as Day,” was an instant hit among his fans from the show and received the lustrous platinum status. The album included many songs which ended up becoming very well received, mainly “The Trouble with Girls” and “I Love You This Big.”
McCreery decided to leave the label just six years later and promptly became the first and only country artist in history to appear in the charts without a record label behind him. McCreery is a sweetheart not just in his music videos and public appearances but also in real life. He recently married Gabi Dugal, his longtime girlfriend. He also sang the National Anthem before a popular AFC divisional game in 2016. With 4 albums released to date (one of which being a Christmas album) and a multi-millionaire status at the young age of 26, Scott McCreery is poised to have an extremely successful musical career.