Here's How Much Bill Withers Was Worth When He Died

He was the son of a coal miner and grew up in West Virginia with a stutter, according to his Rolling Stone obituary. His first album, Just As I Am, turned him almost literally overnight into a star and a major force in American music. He moved to Columbia Records in 1975. "I met my A&R guy, and the first thing he said to me was, 'I don't like your music or any black music, period.' I am proud of myself because I did not hit him." Well that he didn't, since it was at Columbia that he recorded five more albums, with such seminal tracks as "Lovely Day" and "Just the Two of Us."

His last album was released in 1985 and he pretty much gave up on the music industry. In 2015 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His legacy was already secured, however, with countless covers of his songs. Between royalties and extremely smart investments, Withers died with an estate worth about $25 million, according to England's Daily Express. Celebrity Net Worth puts the figure at $40 million.

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