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April 30, 2005

Las Vegas Celebrity Golf Event Set for May 1

Celebrities confirmed now to join Michael Douglas as 2005 tournament players include Alice Cooper, Kenny G, Andy Garcia, Teri Hatcher, Matt Lauer, Heather Locklear, William Petersen, Richie Sambora, Martin Sheen, James Woods and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The celebrities divide into foursomes and are guided by renowned golf coaches Butch Harmon, Jim McLean, and Dean Reinmuth. Spectator tickets for the May 1 Michael Douglas & Friends Presented by Lexus celebrity tournament are available through Ticketmaster, at $30 per person ($15 for kids under 10) (plus any applicable service charges.)
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April 16, 2005

New York's JVC Jazz Festival

Tickets are on sale for New York's JVC Jazz Festival, which will feature more than 300 artists performing in the city from June 14-25. Among the highlights is a 90th birthday tribute to legendary guitarist Les Paul on June 19 at Carnegie Hall, featuring performances by the artist, Peter Frampton, Steve Miller, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora, Journey's Neal Schon, Derek Trucks and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, among others.

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April 08, 2005

KIBBLES & BITS

(Thursday, April 7, 2005)

Keep and eye out for images of RICHIE in upcoming issues of People, US Weekly and STAR magazine from the April 1st ROCKIN' THE CORPS event at Camp Pendleton, CA...

JBJ sightings in Los Angeles... taking in the U2 Concert at Staples Center on April 6.... on the set of LAS VEGAS on April 7th talking to the press... slated to film on the LAS VEGAS set on April 8th as well... Heads up: Fox Sports' BEST DAMN SPORT SHOW is slated to go live via satellite tomorrow to Jon Bon Jovi and John Elway from the set of Las Vegas at 5:05pm PT...

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April 06, 2005

Fun and fundraising mix together nicely

Heaton shelled out $8,000 in the live auction for a guitar signed by Jackson Browne. At last year's fundraiser, Heaton got into a heated bidding war with Jennifer Love Hewitt for a guitar signed by Richie Sambora. Heaton planned on presenting the instrument to her son, who is taking guitar lessons.
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Posted by riesambo at 10:59 AM |

LES PAUL TURNS 90 WITH MUSICAL PALS

Guitar great LES PAUL is to celebrate his upcoming 90th birthday by recording a new album with leading musicians including ERIC CLAPTON, BONO, STING and JEFF BECK.
The as-yet-untitled CD will also feature collaborations with soul sensation JOSS STONE, JOAN OSBOURNE and BON JOVI star RICHIE SAMBORA.
Paul will turn 90 on 9 June (05), when he'll also be presented with the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME ceremony in New York.
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Posted by riesambo at 10:57 AM |

Toyota Sponsors 'Rockin' the Corps' Thank You Concert for Troops and Their Families

Toyota was the title sponsor of the concert, performed April 1 on the beach of Camp Pendleton north of San Diego, featuring musical acts Destiny's Child, Kiss, Ja Rule, Godsmack, Richie Sambora, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Ted Nugent. Hosted by Cedric The Entertainer, a number of actors and comedians also came out to support the military members and their families, including Sharon Stone, Heather Locklear, Marisa Tomei, Cindy Crawford, Chris Tucker and Jay Mohr.

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Posted by riesambo at 10:55 AM |

Stars Rock the Marine Corps

Heather Locklear introduced her husband Richie Sambora by saying that her father was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, and she spent many summers there.

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Posted by riesambo at 10:52 AM |

April 05, 2005

Les Paul's 90th Birthday

Monday April 4, 8:00 am ET

- Les Paul In The Studio: New Collaborative CD in the Works Pairing Guitar Legend With Top Artists, Including Eric Clapton, Sting, Jeff Beck, Joss Stone, Johnny Rzeznik, Billy Gibbons, Richie Sambora, Peter Frampton and MoreThe Best of the Guitar Legend's Capitol Recordings to be Reissued June 7 In Special 90th Birthday Edition CDTwo New Les Paul Books to be PublishedLes Paul to Receive Songwriters' Hall of Fame Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award on His June 9 BirthdayLes Paul's June 19 Spotlight Artist Performance at New York's JVC Jazz Festival to Feature Special GuestsLes Paul's Weekly New York Shows Continue; Summer Tour Dates to Be Announced

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Posted by riesambo at 11:36 AM |

"Rockin' the Corps concert" review @ RollingStone.com

Hand-picked girl group serenades the Marines in California


Performing for members of the military and their families on the beach at Camp Pendleton was an offer Destiny's Child couldn't refuse.

"We know that [the Marines] requested the performers," Beyonce told Rolling Stone backstage at the Oceanside, California, base on Friday night. "For them to even consider us is an honor. With all that they've done for us, we had to be here."


Billed as "Rockin' the Corps, An American Thank You," the diverse bill also featured Kiss, Godsmack, Ja Rule, Ted Nugent, Hootie and the Blowfish, and an unannounced solo turn by Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.


"It's an honor and a blessing to be here," Godsmack frontman Sully Erna said before his band did double duty, playing both its own material and serving as the backing band for Nugent on a smoking version of "Cat Scratch Fever" and an extended "Stranglehold." Nugent had also kicked off the festivities with an instrumental guitar rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner," a la Jimi Hendrix.


Sambora busted out revamped, softer renditions of Bon Jovi's "Living On a Prayer," "Wanted Dead or Alive" -- prefaced with a snippet of the Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider" -- and "It's My Life."


Still, the crowd had no problem with more familiar versions of hits, singing along to Hootie's "Only Wanna Be With You" and pumping their fists to a ten-minute medley of Ja Rule, who was introduced by Mary J. Blige. Destiny's Child had fans dancing in the sand to "Bootylicious" and the apt "Soldier" and Kiss delivered high-energy takes on anthems like "Rock and Roll All Nite" before fireworks shot over the beach.


STEVE BALTIN
(Posted 4 04, 2005)

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April 04, 2005

SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 1

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SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 1: Musician Richie Sambora performs at the 'Rockin' The Corps An American Thank You Celebration Concert' at Camp Pendleton on April 1, 2005 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Rockin' the Corps Concert - An American Thank You Celebration for US Marines

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ROCKIN THE CORPS' CONCERT, SAN DIEGO, AMERICA - 02 APR 2005
Mandatory Credit: Photo By DAVE ALLOCCA / REX FEATURES Richie Sambora with child 'ROCKIN THE CORPS' CONCERT, SAN DIEGO, AMERICA - 02 APR 2005

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Richie Sambora Rockin' the Corps Concert - An American Thank You Celebration for US Marines - Show
04/01/2005

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Rockin' the Corps concert

Richie Sambora performs at the Rockin' the Corps concert at U.S. Marine Corps Camp Pendelton in Oceanside, California April 1, 2005. More than 40,000 marines and their families attended the concert which was held as a thank you to U.S. Marines who served in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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U.S. actress Heather Locklear (L) and musician Richie Sambora arrive with their daughter Ava Elizabeth at the Rockin' the Corps concert at US Marine Corps Camp Pendelton in Oceanside, California April 1, 2005. More than 40,000 marines and their families attended the concert which was held as a thank you to US Marines who served in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Both Locklear and Sambora performed during the event. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

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April 03, 2005

Marines, sailors saluted for Iraq, Afghanistan tours

Making guest appearances were Sharon Stone, Marisa Tomei, Cindy Crawford, Mary J. Blige, Heather Locklear, Richie Sambora, Michelle Rodriguez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennie Garth, Frankie J. and Randy Jackson, a judge on "American Idol."

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Posted by riesambo at 11:29 AM |