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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Stephen Sambora , ( 1959-07-11 ) July 11, 1959 (age 66) , Perth Amboy, New Jersey , U.S.
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Spouse
- Heather Locklear ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 )
- Partner
- Orianthi (2014–2018)
- Genres
- Rock hard rock blues rock glam metal country rock
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Labels
- Mercury Island Mercury Nashville Dangerbird
- Formerly of
- Duke Williams and The Extremes Bon Jovi Message
- Website
- richiesambora .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Perth Amboy
- Spouse
- Heather Locklear
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- www.bonjovi.com/bonjovi/theband_richie_faq.php
- Image
- RSO NAMM 2017 3.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Richie Sambora
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- date of birth
- 1959-07-11
- Commons gallery
- Richie Sambora
- name in native language
- Richard Stephen Sambora
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- social media followers
- 56900
- partner in business or sport
- Orianthi
- unmarried partner
- Orianthi
- nickname
- Richie
- short name
- Richie Sambora
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Stephen Sambora (/sæm.bʊərə/ sam-BORE-a; born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. Sambora was the band's lead guitarist; he also provided backing vocals and played a major role in the band's songwriting. In 2018, Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi. He reunited with his former bandmates for a performance at the induction ceremony.
As a solo artist, Sambora has released three albums: Stranger in This Town (1991), Undiscovered Soul (1998), and Aftermath of the Lowdown (2012). In 2018, Sambora and Orianthi formed the duo RSO. After releasing two EPs, RSO released their debut album, Radio Free America, in May 2018.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richie Sambora” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.