In 2018, guitarist Ritchie Sambora was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Bon Jovi band and again performed as a member of the band, from which he left several years ago.
He played the guitar on this team since the early eighties. Richie Sambora is also a co-author of many songs written by John Bon Jovi.
Childhood
Richard Stephen Sambora was born July 11, 1959 in New Jersey. His mother is a secretary, and his father is the shop manager at the plant. Richie Sambora has Polish roots. He was brought up in Catholic traditions. While studying at school, the boy played in the basketball team, which in 1975 became the state champion.
The child became interested in music from a very young age. His first instrument was an accordion, on which he began to play at the age of six. After the death of Jimi Hendrix, in 1970, Richie Sambora became interested in his work and from the age of 12 began to master the guitar. At this age, he was already an avid fan of the blues and rock and roll of the sixties. His idols are the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Hendricks, Jeff Beck and BB King. He also listened to many recordings of classical Spanish guitarists and retained his love of flamenco for life.
More than once, Ricci admitted that singer Janice Joplin had a great influence on his musical style. Classics also played an important role in shaping his creative personality. Ritchie Sambora's song The Answer was originally written for piano. The hero of this article, in addition to the guitar, also plays many musical instruments, such as drums, bass, saxophone and others. He first performed on stage in a concert hosted by a youthful Catholic organization, then Ricci was still a teenager.
Carier start
In the seventies, Ritchie Sambora (the artist’s photos are presented in the article) was a member of the group “Message” with which he recorded his first disc. This disc was reissued in 1995 under the name Message and in 2000 as Lessons. He later played on the Mercy team. This group was recorded on the Swan son records label, which was owned by Ice Zeppelin.
Then Richie Sambora participated in several ensembles and was a co-owner of the club in New Jersey. At the age of 19, he created his own record company Dream Disk Records. The first professional guitarist tour took place in 1980. Then he performed at the “opening act” with Joe Cocker. Three years later, the musician auditioned for Kiss when they were looking for a replacement for Ace Freili, who left the band.
Bon jovi
Soon, John Bon Jovi called on Richie Sambora to replace Dave Sabo, who had left the band. Their acquaintance happened as follows. Once Sambora came to the concert "Bon Jovi". The guy was so shocked by the performance of the team that after the end of the show he went to the vocalist and said that he wanted to play with them.
They quickly became friends, and soon Sambora became a member of the group.
The guitarist left the band in 2013 during a tour called Best we can. After that, he performed with Bon Jovi only once at the rock and roll Hall of Fame ceremony. He admitted that he left the team because he wanted to pay more attention to his family.
Richie Sambora Albums
The first solo disc was released in 1991 when the guitarist was a member of the Bon Jovi band. This record is called Stranger in this town. The album consisted mainly of blues compositions. He reached the 36th spot on the Billboard Magazine chart and 20th position in the UK charts. Eric Clapton recorded a guitar solo for a song from this album Mr bluesman. Richie Sambora played the part of an acoustic guitar in this composition. The song Rosie was co-written with John Bon Jovi and was originally intended for Bon Jovi's New Jersey album.
The second solo disc was released in 1998. In his support, a large tour was held in Japan, Australia and Europe in the summer of that year.
In 2001, Richie Sambora recorded a song for the soundtrack to the film On the line.
The third solo work of the musician was released in September 2012. On the site of Richie Sambir were posted photographs taken during the recording. The song Every road leads home to you is released as a single. A clip was also shot for this composition.
Personal life
Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear (American actress) got married in Paris in December 1994. Three years later, the couple had a daughter. Soon the couple divorced. In 2014, Richie Sambora began dating guitarist Orianti, known for working with Michael Jackson and Alice Cooper. This couple formed a creative duet called RSO.
In 2017, the band released its first two mini-albums. And in 2018, the team released the long-playing disc Radio free America. This record features many country songs.
Orianti said in an interview: "I am a big fan of country music. The first artist of this genre I had to work with was Carrie Underwood. I performed with him at the Grammy Awards. I like the fact that each song of these, this is the whole story. They are always well-recorded and make an indelible impression on the listeners. This is what we want to achieve with Ricci. There are songs where I sing, and he accompanies me and vice versa. You can also hear compositions in which there are two voices. In my opinion, they blend perfectly. "