Richard Stephen Sambora
b. July 11, 1959
American musician, singer, and songwriter
Lead guitarist of Bon Jovi (1983 - 2013)
Solo albums -
Stranger in This Town (1991)
No. 36 on Billboard 200 & No. 20 on UK Albums
Undiscovered Soul (1998)
No. 174 on Billboard 200 & No. 24 on UK Albums
Aftermath of the Lowdown (2012)
No. 149 on Billboard 200 & No. 35 on UK Albums
Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Kean University (New Jersey, 2004)
Richie Sambora & Jon Bon Jovi were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi (2018)
Influences - Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, George Harrison, Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh, B.B. King, and others
Style influences - Janis Joplin, Spanish classical music, Spanish guitar
Other instruments Richie Sambora has played - Drums, Bass, Saxophone, Piano
Bon Jovi was an all American rock band. Richie Sambora, then, is an all American musician.
On this Friday in America's birth month, all American in music is the theme.
With that said,
Happy Birthday, Richie Sambora
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