Bill Gaither makes Rolling Stone's 2004 Rock Rich List.

AN UNEXPECTED figure in Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 Rock Rich List is Southern gospel giant Bill Gaither. The singer, composer and entrepreneur comes in at number 46 on the list with $11.2 million. Gaither, who beats such figures as The Osbournes and Radiohead, was noted by Rolling Stone as being "a powerhouse in the gospel world for more than 30 years." Gaither took in $13 million in ticket sales on his Gaither And Friends tour. CR

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