June 29, 2009

Iran - Stand by Me - Andy Jon Bon Jovi Richie Sambora

On June 24, Iranian Superstar Andy Madadian went into an LA recording studio with Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and American record producers Don Was and John Shanks to record a musical message of worldwide solidarity with the people of Iran.

This version of the old Ben E. King classic is not for sale - it was not meant to be on the Billboard charts or even manufactured as a CD.....it's intended to be downloaded and shared by the Iranian people...to give voice to the sentiment that all people of the world stand together....the handwritten Farsi sign in the video translates to "we are one".

[video & mp3]
Stand By Me
Stand By Me with Intro

Posted by riesambo at 07:40 AM |

June 22, 2009

June 21, 2009

Fathers Day Dance Performance

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MALIBU, CA - JUNE 20: Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear at Malibu Lumber Yard hosts Charisa Seaman�s Fathers Day Dance Performance at Malibu Lumber Yard in Malibu, CA on May 20, 2009.

Posted by riesambo at 06:52 PM |

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Show

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Show

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Posted by riesambo at 06:47 PM |

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Cocktails and Backstage

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Cocktails and Backstage

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Posted by riesambo at 06:44 PM |

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Red Carpet

NY: 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony - Red Carpet

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Posted by riesambo at 06:29 PM |

Bon Jovi, Sambora Honored

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Bon Jovi, Sambora Honored

Posted by riesambo at 06:25 PM |

June 19, 2009

Bon Jovi, creators of Hair to join U.S. Songwriters Hall of Fame

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, and the songwriting team behind the musical Hair are to be inducted into the U.S. Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday Night.
The seven songwriting talents to be inducted also include soul group the Rascals, and 1960s rockers Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Broadway is well-represented with Canadian pianist and composer Galt MacDermot, James Rado and the late Gerome Ragni, who together wrote Hair, and Stephen Schwartz, who began his songwriting career with Godspell and also wrote Wicked and films such as Pocahontas.
It is the 40th anniversary of the Hall of Fame founded by U.S. hitmaker Johnny Mercer.

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Posted by riesambo at 06:20 AM |

June 15, 2009

Community bands together to help renovate home for Woodbridge teen recovering from brain tumor

Mahon said he's touched by all the help people have offered the family, including a renovated handicapped-accessible van bequeathed to them in January and a fundraiser last summer by Woodbridge native Richie Sambora, the lead guitarist of Bon Jovi."It's a very nice feeling knowing so many want to help and want to get involved and offer their time to help you do something," Mahon said.

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Posted by riesambo at 06:09 AM |

May 31, 2009

Knight Greenstein with friends

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NEW YORK - Few Gyllene Tider/Roxette fans have been in a position to share their love of Per's music with others as much as Scott Greenstein, who as the Chief Content Officer of Sirius XM, is the one who approached Per with the idea for the program that was later named Nordic Rox. As a result of the success of the show in promoting Swedish music in North America, he was — just last week — awarded the insignia of Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star by Ambassador Ulf Hjertonsson, Consul General of Sweden in New York (acting on behalf of the King of Sweden), at a ceremony at the Swedish residence on Park Avenue.

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Posted by riesambo at 10:21 AM |