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Richie Sambora Biography

Richie Sambora is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist, who also co-wrote many of the band’s songs including “Livin’ on a Prayer” (and “You Give Love A Bad Name”)

He was with lead singer He was in the band Bon Jovi alongside lead singer Jon Bon Jovi. in Bon Jovi.

Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi for 30 years. Sambora and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the band. He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998, and Aftermath of the Lowdown released in September 2012.

Sambora’s first instrument was the accordion which he began to play at the age of 6. He began playing the guitar at the age of 12 following the death of Jimi Hendrix in 1970. From his early days, Sambora was strongly influenced by blues and 1960s rock and roll. His most important influences were Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, Joe Kmiecik, George Harrison, and B. B. King. He was also influenced by Spanish classical music and began a lifelong love of the Spanish guitar. Furthermore, he had stated that psychedelic soul singer Janis Joplin had a big influence on his musical style during her career in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Classical music directly inspired several of his songs, such as The Answer which was originally written on piano. Sambora also plays many other instruments, such as drums, bass, saxophone, piano etc. The first time he performed on stage was at a Catholic Youth Organization dance when he was a teenager.

On December 17, 1994, he married He married Heather Locklear on December 17, 1994, and they divorced on April 11, 2007. He has a daughter named Ava. and they were divorced on April 11, 2007 He is the father of Ava.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Sambora was a guitarist for the band “Message”, and with that band put out an independent record titled “Lessons” which was copyrighted in 1982 and produced and arranged by Dean Fasano and Richie Sambora in Woodbridge, New Jersey. It was re-released in 1995 under the name Message, and in 2000 as Lessons. He was later in a band, Mercy, which was signed to Led Zeppelin-owned record label Swan Song Records, and then Duke Williams & the Extremes, who were signed to Capricorn Records. Sambora was also in an improvisational club band called Richie Sambora & Friends. He was part-owner of a club in New Jersey, and at age 19 owned his own independent label Dream Disc Records. Sambora’s first professional tour was as an opening act for Joe Cocker in the early 1980s. Shortly before joining Bon Jovi in 1983, Sambora unsuccessfully auditioned for Kiss, to be Ace Frehley’s replacement.

Richie Sambora Net Worth

Richie Sambora is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Richie Sambora's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing guitar shortly after He started playing guitar shortly after the death of Jimi Hendrix.’s death.

Solo albums such as Stranger in This Town or Undiscovered Soul were released by him.

Richard Stephen Sambora was born on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of Joan (née Sienila), a secretary, and Adam C. Sambora, a factory foreman. Sambora is of Polish descent and was raised Catholic. He grew up in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey and attended Woodbridge High School there, graduating in 1977. He played basketball in high school, where as a sophomore, his Woodbridge High team won the 1975 Group 4 State title.

Sambora’s first solo album was 1991’s Stranger in This Town, a blues-influenced album that charted at #36 on the Billboard 200 and #20 on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single, “Ballad Of Youth”, reached a high of #63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #59 in the UK. “One Light Burning” was released as the second single and the album titled track, “Stranger In This Town” as the third which charted at #38 on the Mainstream rock charts. Eric Clapton played the lead guitar on the promo single Mr Bluesman, backed by Sambora on acoustic guitars. Sambora did a short US tour in support of the album, featuring Tony Levin (bass), Dave Amato (guitar), Crystal Taliefero (percussion) and Bon Jovi bandmates Tico Torres (drums) and David Bryan (keyboards). The track “Rosie” was co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and was initially intended for the fourth Bon Jovi album New Jersey. It was also released as a promo single in Japan. “Ballad of Youth” was released in the UK in summer 1991 and despite plugs from The Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 the song barely skimmed the top 75.

Sambora married actress Heather Locklear in Paris on December 17, 1994. Their daughter Ava Elizabeth Sambora, was born on October 4, 1997. Locklear filed for divorce in February 2006 citing irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized on April 11, 2007. Nine days later, on April 20, Sambora’s father, Adam, died of lung cancer. From 2014 until 2018, he was in a relationship with fellow guitarist Orianthi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In the 1980s, Sambora mostly played Kramer, Jackson, Charvel and Hamer superstrats as well as modified and custom Gibson Les Paul models, such as his Rod Schoepfer model. In early-mid 1987, Kramer put out a Richie Sambora signature model with three humbuckers, pointy headstock, gold hardware, star-shaped fingerboard inlays and a Floyd Rose Original locking tremolo. In the early 1990s, Fender put out a Richie Sambora Stratocaster signature model with Floyd Rose locking vibrato and three pickups: a DiMarzio humbucker at the bridge, and two single coil Texas Special pickups, one at the neck and one at center.

Sambora sang “Long Way Around” for the 1997 Steven Seagal action film Fire Down Below. The song, written by Seagal and David Pomeranz, appears in the final scene. In a 1998 interview Sambora said his version is in the film itself but a different person’s performance of the song is included on the film’s soundtrack album, despite Sambora’s name appearing on the album credits. Sambora also recorded the song “One Last Goodbye” for movie The Banger Sisters, and covered Jimi Hendrix’s “The Wind Cries Mary” for the soundtrack of 1990 comedy The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.

Who is Richie Sambora Dating?

According to our records, Richie Sambora married to Heather Locklear . As of December 1, 2023, Richie Sambora’s is not dating anyone.

Sambora made a guest appearance on Bo Diddley’s 1996 album A Man Amongst Men, playing guitar on tracks “Can I Walk You Home” and “Oops! Bo Diddley”.

Facts & Trivia

Richie Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Richie Sambora celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

Undiscovered Soul was Sambora’s second solo album, released in 1998. The album was produced by Don Was. The album charted at #174 on The Billboard 200 and #24 on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single “Hard Times Come Easy” charted at #39 on the Mainstream rock chart and #37 in the UK, the second single “In It For Love” charted at #58 on the UK Singles Chart. The title track “Undiscovered Soul” and “Made in America” were also released as singles. In support of Undiscovered Soul, Sambora toured Japan, Australia and Europe in the summer of 1998. The band featured Richie Supa (guitar), Ron Wikso (drums), Kasim Sulton (bass), Tommy Mandel (keyboards), Everett Bradley (percussion; Japan only), Gioia Bruno (percussion; Australia only) and Crystal Taliefero (percussion; Europe only).

Are Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi still friends?

He left the band abruptly in 2013 for personal reasons and went on to pursue other musical projects. Sambora reunited with Bon Jovi in 2018 for the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and the former partners have maintained a cordial relationship since.

Why did Richie Sambora quit Bon Jovi?

Sambora left the group in 2013 to focus on family life and to spend time with his daughter Ava, which came as a sudden and unexpected surprise to the rest of his bandmates.

Is Richie Sambora Italian?

Early life. Richard Stephen Sambora was born on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of Joan (née Sienila), a secretary, and Adam C. Sambora, a factory foreman. Sambora is of Polish descent and was raised Catholic.

Who is Richie Sambora's wife?

Heather Locklear

Who was Bon Jovi's first wife?

During a stop in Los Angeles on The New Jersey Syndicate Tour in 1989, Bon Jovi secretly took a trip to Las Vegas and married his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley (b. 1962), on April 29 at the Graceland Wedding Chapel.

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