Miles Davis

Miles Davis Net Worth

Miles Davis Net Worth: Miles Davis was an American musician, bandleader, and composer who had a net worth of $10 million. Miles Dewey Davis III was born in Alton, Illinois in May 1926 and passed away in September 1991. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in American history. Miles and his musical groups lead the way for styles of jazz music including cool jazz, bebop, jazz fusion, hard bop, and modal jazz. At 13 years old Miles started to play the trumpet. He started playing professionally at age 16. Throughout his career Davis released 48 solo studio albums, starting with The New Sounds in 1951. His albums were through the labels Prestige, Blue Note, Columbia, and Warner Bros. Davis also recorded albums as a sideman for Charlie Parker, Billy Eckstine, Charles Mingus, Sarah Vaughan, Sonny Rollins, Leonard Bernstein, Rene Urteger, Cannonball Adderley, Betty Davis, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, and Louis Armstrong. Davis' 1959 album Kind of Blue has been certified 4x Platinum and sold more than four million copies in the United States. In 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives recognized and commemorated the album's 50th anniversary. David was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Miles Davis passed away on September 28, 1991 at the age of 65.