Ever dreamed of having a star-studded birthday party at a glitzy club and hiring one of your all-time favorite musicians to sing you "Happy Birthday"? That exact dream came true recently for Leslie Liautaud, when her husband Jimmy (founder of the Jimmy John's sandwich chain) threw her a private birthday party at Nashville's Twelve Thirty Club and surprised her by hiring her favorite musician, Sir Elton John to play. The estimated price to hire John for a private party, according to luxury wedding planners Scarlet Events, is $1 million. Liautaud, whose wealth Forbes.com estimates at $1.7 billion, is an investor in the Twelve Thirty Club. Mystery solved:The mysterious story of Elton John and a long-lost Flying Burrito Brothers suitMelonee Hurt covers music and music business at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK — Tennessee.

Source: Forbes October 18, 2023 19:17 UTC