How much is Clint Black worth?
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | February 4, 1962 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
About Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black, an American country music performer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor, was born on February 4, 1962. His estimated net worth is $25 million. With 1989’s hugely smash Killin’ Time, Clint Black contributed to the mainstreaming of country music in America. His energizing fusion of the old and new acted as a link between 1990s New Country and 1980s New Traditionalism.
Alan Jackson and the early Garth Brooks can be compared to Clint Black’s crisp, upbeat country sound. George Jones, George Strait, Lefty Frizzell, and ’80s rock bands like Dire Straits are some of Black’s musical influences.
Young Years
Despite having a strong Texas connection, Clint Black was actually born in 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Black was born and raised close to Houston, where he started performing in his teens. He dropped out of high school and spent time developing his craft at neighborhood saloons.
A Deadly Debut
Clint Black met manager Bill Ham in the late 1980s, and with his assistance, he was able to sign with RCA Records.
Black’s debut album, Killin’ Time, was published in 1989. Black created the majority of the album’s songs on his own, working on half of them with frequent songwriting collaborator Hayden Nicholas.
The album turned out to be a standard for contemporary country music. It finally achieved triple platinum status and was an unheard-of commercial force for a debut album. The smooth honky-tonk sound of Killin’ Time, meantime, attracted a large audience and had a lasting impact on country music in the 1990s.
Killin’ Time not only boasted numerous number one songs (including “A Better Man,” “Killin’ Time,” and “Nobody’s Home”) but also received high praise from critics. When Black won Best Male Vocalist at the 1990 CMA Awards, it came as no surprise.
Killin’ Time would go on to be frequently rated as one of the 1980s’ top country albums.
No Freshman Slump
Put Yourself in My Shoes, Black’s follow-up album, was released in 1990. He joined the Grand Ole Opry the same year it went double platinum.
The following year, Black wed Lisa Hartman, a television host.
At about the same time, he amicably ended his relationship with manager Ham due to a contract issue.
New Creative Ground
Black was consistently a top-selling artist in the 1990s and 2000s, although his subsequent albums were never as successful as his first two.
In albums like Spend My Time, Christmas With You, and Drinkin’ Songs & Other Logic, Black increasingly contrasted his more traditional country sound with poppier songs.
Black continued to be a presence on TV, occasionally taking on small roles in movies and sitcoms. He was most notably one of the celebrity-studded candidates on the reality series Celebrity Apprentice.
Songs and collaborative projects by Clint Black include “Hold On Partner” in 1991 (with Roy Rogers), “A Bad Goodbye” in 1993 (with Wynonna), “Still Holding On” in 1997 (with Martina McBride), “Same Old Train” in 1998 (with Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam
Black released the album Out of Sane in 2020. Clint Black’s net worth is anticipated to be over $25 million as of 2023.
Best Clint Black Songs
- “A Better Man”
- “Nothing’s News”
- “Like the Rain”
- “When My Ship Comes In”
- “Nobody’s Home”
Selected Discography
- Killin’ Time (1989)
- The Hard Way (1992)
- No Time to Kill (1993)
- Greatest Hits (1996, compilation)
- D’Lectrified (1999)
- Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (2002, compilation)
- Christmas with You (2004)
- Drinkin’ Songs & Other Logic (2005)
- The Love Songs (2007, compilation)
