February 07, 2009
Bon Jovi Added to Jazz Fest Lineup
NEW ORLEANS - Bon Jovi has been added to this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, putting the rockers in the company of Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Sugarland and others already slated to perform.
Bon Jovi formed in the early 1980s with lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres. The band has been rocking for a quarter-century and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast in August 2005, Bon Jovi gave Oprah Winfrey 1 million dollars to help build more than 20 homes for low-income families displaced by the storm.
The homes were built in Houma, a coastal Louisiana community roughly 50 miles southwest of New Orleans, through Habitat for Humanity and Oprah's Angel Network.
The group will join Dr. John, Kings of Ten, The O'Jays, Cowboy Mouth and more than a dozen other acts performing on May 2. In all, Jazz Fest spans seven days over two weekends - April 24th to 26th and April 30th to May 3rd.
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January 29, 2009
Lennon's Sons to Perform Together
Continue reading...Julian Lennon and Sean Lennon, the sons of John Lennon, are finally going to perform together in public.
Sources tell me that the Lennon boys have agreed to appear at a United Nations event here in New York on February 26th called the UN-Millenium Goal Awards. Other artists tentatively scheduled to appear include Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, as well as possibly Akon and Macy Gray.
The show is the brainchild of Rhodesian Sacha Stone, founder in 1999 of the Humanitad Foundation. Stone, who lives in the UK now, is said to have relationships with all involved and convinced the Lennons to come aboard. This would mean putting aside differences between the two former Lennon households.
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December 15, 2008
Bon Jovi has No. 1 tour in ’08
Bon Jovi has No. 1 tour in ’08Bon Jovi’s refrain for 2008 could well be “have a nice payday,” as the veteran New Jersey rock band topped Billboard’s tally of the year’s most lucrative concert tours worldwide.
The group – from left, Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi and Tico Torres – attracted nearly 2.2 million fans and grossed $210.6 million, according to Billboard’s Boxscore, outpacing fellow Jerseyites Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s “Magic” tour, which raked in $204.5 million during the period of Nov. 14, 2007, through Nov. 11, 2008, covered by the magazine’s survey.
Madonna’s “Sticky and Sweet” tour, which is continuing, tallied $162 million during the period to place third, followed by the second leg of the Police’s reunion tour, which brought in $150 million.
Celine Dion rounded out the Top 5, generating $91 million.
Posted by riesambo at 06:30 PM |
December 06, 2008
'Tis The Season
'Tis The SeasonThe holidays are a time for giving and John Mayer and Mark Chesnutt are proof that musicians aren't opposed to joining the festivities.
Mayer will celebrate the season Dec. 6 with his 2nd Annual Holiday Acoustic Revue at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles with some help from up-and-coming U.K. singer Adele. The show will benefit Toys For Tots and Los Angeles Food Bank. Fans are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy (of $10 value or more) to the show and deposit them in the bins at the venue.
Chesnutt will do his part for the little ones Dec. 14 by performing at the 21st Annual SFPC Christmas Toys in the Sun Run Concert at Markham Park in Weston, Fla. Joining the singer are Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora, Big Kenny from Big & Rich, singer/songwriter Brett James, guitarist Richie Supa (formerly with Aerosmith and Sambora) country artists Shelly Fairchild and LoCash Cowboys, NASCAR legend Kyle Petty and supermodel Niki Taylor.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. All funds raised go toward the cost of cancer treatments for children at the hospital.
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November 18, 2008
Richie Sambora heads for Hollywood
Bon Jovi man scores movie, hopes to enter Hall Of FameContinue reading...Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is to write the soundtrack for upcoming Hollywood action movie The Tournament.
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November 16, 2008
Guitar stars pay tribute to Les Paul in Cleveland concert
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"Let's thank God for this -- and thank God for Les Paul," said Sambora, who serenaded us with Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive" and dedicated his ballad "Great Hall of Fame" to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in the house. Besides Paul (who also pioneered multi-track recording), their ranks included Burton, Eddy, Gibbons, Kaye and the Ventures.
Posted by riesambo at 07:38 PM |
October 29, 2008
The next sound you hear: Musical talent to try their hand at ringing in 'N-B-C'
B.B. King, the B-52s, the Flaming Lips, T.I. and Clint Black are among the musical acts NBC has invited to create their own take on the three-note chime for the Peacock network.
The artists will appear in on-air promotions for NBC's "Chime In" branding campaign.
King will be seen, for example, adding a twist to the G-E-C notes on his guitar, while the B-52s have come up with a more dance-oriented take on the chimes.
Other artists taking part are Richie Sambora and the Airborne Toxic Event.
The chime spots will air between shows at the top and the bottom of the hour. The musicians weren't paid, but reportedly were given a "modest gift honorarium." NBC launched "Chime In" earlier this year to re-emphasize its 75-year-old audio cue. All promos now end with the notes; in recent spots, the chimes have been tailored to fit the show being promoted.
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October 10, 2008
Slash, Richie Sambora, Billy Gibbons and other guitar greats booked for Les Paul tribute concert Nov. 15 at State Theatre
Slash of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top are among the musical luminaries lined up for a Les Paul tribute concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at PlayhouseSquare's State Theatre in Cleveland. The show is the climax of a weeklong American Music Masters salute to electric-guitar pioneer Paul, presented by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Case Western Reserve University and Gibson Guitar Corp.
"I have tremendous respect for Les Paul," Slash said. "He's such an icon in the guitar-playing world, let alone the recording world."
Also on the bill: the Ventures, Alannah Myles (best known for her 1990 hit "Black Velvet") and various hotshot guitarists, including former Elvis Presley sideman James Burton, Dennis Coffey of Motown's Funk Brothers, the Patti Smith Group's Lenny Kaye, Steve Lukather of Toto, Barbara Lynn and Jennifer Batten.
Paul, 93, is expected to attend, too. His name has graced a line of Gibson guitars since 1952.
"I'm looking forward to it," said Slash (real name: Saul Hudson), reached by phone Wednesday at home in Los Angeles.
Yes, he played a Les Paul guitar on Guns N' Roses' immortal "Sweet Child o' Mine" -- and on countless other songs in Slash's repertoire.
"A lot of great guitar players played a Les Paul, so I identified with the sound of it," Slash said. "It's an extension of what I'm trying to communicate as a musician."
Concert tickets -- $30, $40 and $50 -- are on sale at the PlayhouseSquare box office and at PlayhouseSquare.org, or charge by phone, 216-241-6000. VIP packages, $250 (including admission to a pre-show cocktail reception) and $500 (cocktail reception and after-party), can be purchased by calling 216-515-1207.
Paul designed and built one of the first solid-body electric guitars in the early 1940s. He also developed the first eight-track tape recorder and enjoyed success as a chart-topping recording artist.
Paul became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in 1988, enshrined in the early influence category. He is the subject of a permanent exhibit at the museum.
Posted by riesambo at 06:21 AM |
September 12, 2008
Malibu Vineyard in danger of closing
Continue reading...Richie Sambora with Los Lobos at a benefit concert for the Midnight Mission of Los Angeles in March 2007. It was one of many events that have taken place at Malibu Performing Arts Center. The owners of MPAC are in danger of foreclosure on the property that houses the center. Photo by Devon Meyers
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September 06, 2008
Samuel Goldwyn to release blues musical
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) –
Samuel Goldwyn Films has
nabbed domestic rights to the 1930s-era blues musical "Dark
Streets," which features the first film score from B.B. King.
Rachel Samuels' adaptation of producer Glenn Stewart's
stage musical "The City Club" follows a naive playboy drawn
into a treacherous love triangle with two blues singers at his
favorite nightclub. Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko
and Elias Koteas star.
Etta James, Natalie Cole, Dr. John, Aaron Neville, Solomon
Burke and Richie Sambora perform original songs on the
soundtrack.
Goldwyn plans a late 2008 release for the film, which
earned a special jury prize at this year's CineVegas festival
as a work-in-progress.
Producers Claus Clausen, Andrea Balen, Corina Danckwerts
and Stewart will donate half of the film's profits to the Blues
Initiative, which aids New Orleans musicians hurt by the Gustav
and Katrina hurricanes.
Posted by riesambo at 09:31 PM |
August 28, 2008
CELEBS AND POLITICS
Continue reading...Even so, Biden's Hollywood support historically hasn't been particularly broad -- mostly moguls, musicians and a sprinkling of actors. Supporters have included Schiff's West Wing colleague Bradley Whitford, Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg (although probably not in the same room with Eisner at the same time), Barry Diller, Rick Hilton (a John McCain supporter and Paris' dad), Barry Manilow, Don Henley, Richie Sambora and Cher. It wouldn't make a bad concert or a record company.
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August 23, 2008
Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi's is one of my favorite albums.
Continue reading..."Baby" with The-Dream is the current single from hip-hop's G.O.A.T. On the album, he also has a version of the track featuring Jon Bon Jovi's wingman.
"I have a remix of 'Baby' with Richie Sambora, which is a rock joint," he explained. "[It] is crazy but it's unconventional. I wanted to take it to another level and do something different and touch some of those people who like me when I do that rock-edge flavor. I got a whole crew of people out there who heard me on the Howard Stern ["Private Parts"] soundtrack with the [Red Hot] Chili Peppers playing behind me.
"The remix is hot," he added. "We creatively put our heads together. I told him I wanted that talk box. Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi's is one of my favorite albums. I thought the talk box on a couple of the songs was incredible, 'Livin' on a Prayer' especially. So, I got Richie to do it on the 'Baby' remix. It sounds crazy. Then he did some vocals, and he did some guitar solos ... so it's good. I'mma drop it out there, shoot it out there and give people a chance to feel it. We been talking about it, having some good conversations."
Posted by riesambo at 06:22 AM |
July 30, 2008
It's all about Soul
Continue reading...Guitarist Richie Sambora should also get a nice solo or bridge during the song. He made Bo Bice's version of Vehicle into a great-rock song with his guitar play, and it doesn't hurt that Sambora is also part owner of the team. By doing this, the Soul and AFL could use the time that JBJ is not singing to put play-by-play calls from the ArenaBowl win and the 2008 season to make a great marketing package to get ArenaBowl XXIII in Philly next year and to get more butts in seats for the regular season, playoffs and ArenaBowl (especially if the Soul is not in the game). This could also become the team's official song for introductions and after each touchdown, so it needs to have some hard rock in, like Welcome to the Jungle that the Predators use and Enter Sandman like a bunch of team use.
Posted by riesambo at 06:35 AM |
July 11, 2008
BON JOVI - SAMBORA AIDES AILING TEEN
BON JOVI rocker RICHIE SAMBORA is auctioning tickets for his band's upcoming New York concerts to help a young girl battle a brain cyst.
The guitarist is working with a New York radio station to help the family of New Jersey high school student Kelly Mahon pay for their daughter's massive medical bills.
Sambora - who shares Mahon's alma mater at Woodbridge High - will begin the bidding for the two Bon Jovi packages at $1,500 (GBP750) when the auction hits the airwaves on Friday (11Jul08) on New York's rock radio station WPLJ.
The winner will receive tickets to the band's upcoming concerts at Madison Square Garden next week (begs14Jul08), autographed memorabilia, and an invitation to meet Sambora backstage before the show.
Mahon was left nearly incapacitated after complications followed a 14-hour operation last autumn (07) to remove the cyst - leaving her dependent on a respirator and suffering from blurred vision.
She remains hospitalised, although doctors say her progress indicates she could return home soon.
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July 01, 2008
Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
In this May 20, 2008 file photo, the band Bon Jovi, from left, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Rico Torres and David Bryan pose in Abu Dhabi. New York City officials say Bon Jovi will play at a free concert in Central Park this summer. The concert will be held July 12th. [Agencies]
Bon Jovi will perform free concert July 12 in Central Park.
�It's billed as a prelude to the July 15 All-Star baseball game, which will highlight the final season at Yankee Stadium.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Jovi will help ensure it goes out in a blaze of glory, hopefully a blaze in late October at the World Series.
Bon Jovi's hits include "Livin' on a Prayer," "Bad Medicine" and "Blaze of Glory." Lead singer Jon Bon Jovi said playing Central Park is a dream come true.
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June 24, 2008
Company Wants To Write Its Name On Philly's Skyline
Continue reading...Letters of opposition have been sent to the zoning board by about a dozen condo owners, including Richie Sambora, lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi. He wrote that he doesn't want his skyscraper home known as "The Unisys Building," a sentiment also expressed by other tenants.
Posted by riesambo at 12:25 AM |
June 09, 2008
Liberty Place residents fight Unisys plan
Richie Sambora, co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul and guitarist for Bon Jovi, complains that if the city approves a variance and allows the two 912-square-foot signs, he'll no longer be living in the Residences at Two Liberty Place - it might as well be the Unisys Building.Continue reading...
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May 12, 2008
Tip-Top Service
For nesters in Two Liberty’s aeries, concierges scale down life’s hassles.Continue reading...Especially with views like these. To the east, for example, you can look over Billy Penn's shoulder, follow tankers that look from up here like toy boats on the Delaware, past the Etch-A-Sketch grids of Camden's streets and on into the tufted green suburbs of Cherry Hill and beyond.
Within a year, there will be a full complement of neighbors, including Richie Sambora, Bon Jovi's guitarist, and Tom Knox, the businessman who ran for mayor last year.
But for now, the lack of company works nicely for Michael Beautyman, who set up house on the 40th floor in early April.
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May 09, 2008
Richie Sambora Is NOT The Next Rock of Love
Recently, a rumor circulated that Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora will be the next rocker to search for love on VH1’s Rock of Love franchise. We can report that this is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. Every time Rock of Love ends, people start placing their bets on which rock star will be the next to publicly search for love. Until you hear officially from us, none of that is reality.
Posted by riesambo at 07:04 PM |
April 02, 2008
Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora guitars auctioned at SART fundraiser
Continue reading...'Spirit of Music,' the St. Croix Valley Sexual Assault Response Team fundraiser, is planned from 5 p.m. to midnight, April 19, at the Hudson Golf Club.
Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora each donated an autographed guitar to be auctioned on Ebay and also at the event.
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March 02, 2008
Bon Jovi riding a smoother road
Continue reading...Jersey rockers speed past rocky start to 'Lost Highway' tour
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February 27, 2008
Inqlings: Sambora's crib: Two Liberty
Richie Sambora will be a stranger in this town no more.
The Bon Jovi axman, seeking an investment and a change of scenery, has signed an agreement to buy a condo way up high in 57-story Two Liberty Place. He'll join such folks as former mayoral hopeful Tom Knox, who recently bought half of a somewhat lower floor. (Knox will only be on the 46th.)Sambora, who owns a piece of the Philadelphia Soul (as does Bon Jovi front man Jon Bon Jovi), is expected to stick around after next week's Wachovia Center shows to talk about his new pad. He may spill the price tag, which likely is in the high seven figures.
Sambora told People mag recently that he's recovering from a horrible 2007, including the death of his father from lung cancer, his divorce from Heather Locklear, alcohol rehab, a custody battle, and a breakup with Denise Richards. He told the mag that he's helping his mother and raising awareness for lung cancer.
Also in real estate: filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan is now asking $6.25 mill for his former seven-bedroom in Gladwyne, which went on the market nearly a year ago for $8 million. He bought it for $4.5 million in 2000, and added much, including a nonpareil home theater.
Posted by riesambo at 06:44 AM |
February 15, 2008
Bon Jovi Snags Kopple For Documentary
Continue reading...Bon Jovi has commissioned Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple to make a documentary about the band, which she's started working on as the New Jersey rockers prepare for a U.S. tour to promote their latest album, "Lost Highway."
Posted by riesambo at 07:32 PM |
February 14, 2008
Bon Jovi to raise cancer funds
Continue reading...New York - Bon Jovi is headlining a concert series to raise funds for lung cancer research - a cause that became personal for the US rockers, after band mate Richie Sambora's father died of the disease last year.
Posted by riesambo at 06:24 AM |
February 13, 2008
Bon Jovi Autographed Acoustic Guitar
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Includes: Bon Jovi autographed acoustic guitar.
Bon Jovi established themselves as one of the world's most dynamic rock bands. The band is renowned for delivering electrifying live performances to sold-out stadiums, creating chart-topping songs, and being a powerful force in the music industry for decades. Bon Jovi's success continues even twenty years after their debut.
Posted by riesambo at 06:42 PM |
February 07, 2008
Bon Jovi to kick off concerts for lung cancer research
Continue reading...New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi will
kick off the Stand Up For A Cure 2008 Concert Series next week
with a show in New York to help raise funds for lung cancer
research, organizers said on Thursday.
Posted by riesambo at 11:27 PM |
February 04, 2008
Richie has a ball with Bon Jovi
All Blacks hunk Richie McCaw had a ball with rock pin-up Jon Bon Jovi before the American frontman and his '80s hit band went out in a Blaze of Glory at their New Zealand concert last weekend.Continue reading...
STARRY NIGHTS: Hayley Holt, left, with Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie McCaw.
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January 28, 2008
Randy Jackson's Music Club
American Idol judge Randy Jackson has called upon every aspect of his career to produce Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1, his first solo album, which is due March 11, 2008, on his new label, Dream Merchant 21, and released through the Concord Music Group.
The album includes an ensemble of artists and features the return of fellow Idol judge Paula Abdul who's track "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow" is her first release of new music in over a decade.
Other guests on the album include Idol standouts Katherine McPhee and Elliot Yamin, U.K. phenom Joss Stone, country trailblazer Travis Tritt, pop-rock hitmaker Jason Mraz, ace country songwriter-producer John Rich (of Big & Rich), R&B luminary Sam Moore and Bon Jovi guitarist-harmonizer Richie Sambora. Randy also works once more with the incredible Mariah Carey who guests on the gospel track "Understand" along with Bebe Winans and Hezekiah Walker, Kim Burrell & Rance Allen. The collection also features major up and coming talent such as the wonderful Barbie Esco on the track "My R&B" and Kelli Selah on "Who's Gonna Love You Now" among many others.
Posted by riesambo at 09:43 PM |
January 26, 2008
Aussie rocker Shannon Noll hoping for U.S. success
Continue reading...Aussie rocker Shannon Noll breaks into the States by way of New York.
TELL ME MORE: Multiplatinum-selling Shannon Noll is Australia's top rock artist, with 11 consecutive top 10 singles and multiple record industry awards snug under his belt. This month, he comes to the U.S. hoping his third album, "Turn It Up," will break him into the competitive American market. He got some American help on "Turn It Up" as well; the album features collaborations with Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora as well as Grammy-nominated producer Luke Ebbin.
Posted by riesambo at 08:49 PM |
January 19, 2008
The first Hard Rock Caf� in Romania to be launched on Saturday
The first Hard Rock Caf� in Romania to be launched on SaturdayContinue reading...The collection of objects exhibited in the pub will include various things that once belonged to stars such as Shakira, Richie Sambora, John Lennon, Elton John, Madonna and Michael Jackson.
Posted by riesambo at 10:55 AM |
January 15, 2008
【速報】ボン・ジョヴィの東京ドーム公演は5万人が大合唱
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2007年6月にリリースされた10枚目のアルバム『ロスト・ハイウェイ』を引っさげての来日公演は、11日（金）のナゴヤドームに続きこの日が2日目。
5万人が集まった東京ドームは、コンサート開始前から熱気にあふれていた。
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January 12, 2008
WOWOW live report @ Nagoya
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2万人のファンがナゴヤドームに結集！コンサート開始から大合唱に
2年ぶり14回目となるボン・ジョヴィの来日公演。今回は最新アルバム「ロスト・ハイウェイ」を携えて昨年10月に彼らの地元、ニュー・ジャージーからスタートしたツアーとなっている。来日公演の皮切りとなるナゴヤドームでは、2万人のファンが集まった。開演時刻の7時を少し過ぎた頃に、照明が消え、メンバーが登場。今回のアルバムのタイトルナンバーでもある「ロスト・ハイウェイ」でライブはスタートした。ジョンは後ろに「ＬＯＳＴ ＨＩＧＨＷＡＹ」と書かれた黒の革ジャンに黒のジーンズという姿で、まさにロックバンドの王者としての風格を感じさせる出で立ちだ。最高の笑顔ともに1曲目を終えると、そのまま大ヒットナンバー「禁じられた愛」がスタート。“Shot through the heart〜”というおなじみのフレーズで、会場は早くもステージと一体化して大合唱に包まれた。さらに「タイムマシンで昔に戻ろう！」というジョンの掛け声で、 デヴィッドのキーボードが印象的な「夜明けのランナウェイ」がスタート。会場全体は80年代に戻っているかのようにヒートアップし、「ザ・レディオ・セイヴド・マイ・ライフ・トゥナイト」へとなだれ込む。
Posted by riesambo at 07:45 PM |
２万人が熱狂！
２万人が熱狂！ボン・ジョヴィ、日本ツアー初日２１曲熱唱！Continue reading...
“第２の故郷”と呼ぶ日本で息の合ったところを見せたボーカルのジョン・ボン・ジョヴィ（右）とギターのリッチー・サンボラ＝ナゴヤドーム
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December 15, 2007
Good Medicine
Continue reading...Davis and the Stewarts had 15 minutes with Jon, Richie Sambora, Tico Torres and David Bryan, who were full of hugs and warm greetings.
The ladies found Sambora particularly charming.
“Could stick him in my pocket and take him home,” Davis says with a glint in her eye.
“He’s bad to the bone,” Stewart adds, in a way that suggests that’s a good thing.
Posted by riesambo at 11:49 PM |
December 14, 2007
This time it's for real!
Jon Bon Jovi and Jersey bandmates atone for July dud with December to rememberContinue reading...
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A rock marriage made in heaven
Slippery When Wet recorded in Vancouver and the rest is a great historyContinue reading...Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi have fond memories of Vancouver, particularly the strip clubs.
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PARALYSED BON JOVI FAN SUES FOR COMPENSATION
A BON JOVI fan has launched a $14 million (GBP7 million) compensation claim after he was paralysed at a gig in Canada.
Dennis Schulz suffered a dislocated spinal cord when he was crushed by revelers caught up in a brawl.
Schulz has filed against four fans, staff, promoters and the venue in Edmonton, Canada - but not the band.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, 48, says, "Oh god, we're really, really sorry."
Posted by riesambo at 06:15 AM |
November 21, 2007
Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2008 Nominees
From the Team of Jon Bon Jovi/Richie Sambora to Steve Winwood...24 Songwriters in Race for InductionContinue reading...
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Hot Selling Concerts
Continue reading...The hottest concert tours each year usually feature a mix of new and old acts,
and that’s certainly been the case recently as Hannah Montana tickets have taken some headlines from traditional powerhouse concert tours like Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. But after the initial hysteria of Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus concert tickets, things got back to normal a bit and concert tours by
the likes of Bon Jovi, Springsteen and the E Street Band, and the reunited Spice Girls have their loyal fans hunting for concert tickets.
Posted by riesambo at 06:18 AM |
November 19, 2007
Bon Jovi brings sexy back to town
Continue reading...LIVE! Bon Jovi in Ottawa Photo Gallery
Even after 25 years, nothing says big and sexy in rock 'n' roll quite like Bon Jovi.
Hours before they were scheduled to start playing, Scotiabank Place was a frenzy of stretch limousines with a platoon of tight-lipped security escorting hundreds of killer babes glammed up for a big night out.
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November 17, 2007
Bon Jovi is on the move
Continue reading...Guitarist Richie Sambora has fond recollections of the B.C. city.
"Tremendous memories -- I was single for one, I had a great time, obviously. We made some great music there -- the monumental album of our career Slippery When Wet, that really, really changed our lives," Sambora tells Sun Media.
Posted by riesambo at 11:04 PM |
November 13, 2007
Bon Jovi's 10th Commandment
Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Tico Torres and David Bryan rocked the new Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday for the tenth time in two weeks and wrapped up a landmark series.Continue reading...You ain’t seen nothin’ ‘til you’ve been among 15,000 Devils fans singing “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Sambora is back in shape after a tough year in the supermarket tabloids, not only singing lead on “These Days” with a bluesy R&B voice that should be heard more, but wailing away with some beautiful solos on guitar.
His new wardrobe of wild hats and long leather coats comes from new girlfriend, Jennifer, a stunning young blonde described by friends in the band as the best thing that ever happened to him.
Posted by riesambo at 06:33 AM |
September 27, 2007
Richie Sambora: "The Answer" Is In the Question Review
Seek the truth, and you shall find another life On Monday September 24, 2007 it was announced Richie Sambora entered rehab for the second time in four months. I have to tell you, my heart goes out to the guy. Jon Bon Jovi may be the brains behind the operation of Bon Jovi and is the driving force behind their continued success, but it's Sambora who gives the band its heart and soul.Continue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 09:48 PM |
September 11, 2007
Canadian Idol
Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi workshopped with Bixby and Melo for yesterday's performance in which the two Idol hopefuls belted out Bon Jovi classics.Continue reading...
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September 02, 2007
Sun, sand, surf combine for a fine end to season
"This has been a very fun-filled summer," she said. "Lots of celebrities," she added, dropping the names of Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, singer Southside Johnny and actor Danny DeVito as faces she's recognized in the crowds at Martell's. "And I heard a rumor that Justin Timberlake was here."Continue reading...
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NETWORKS KICK INTO HIGH GEAR FOR NFL
ESPN did more tinkering.Continue reading...It switched analysts. Joe Theismann is out; Ron Jaworski — who says he sees his niche as "the x's and o's, the football side of the game" — is in.
He'll join Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser in the booth. Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber will be on the sidelines.
ESPN also added three people — Emmitt Smith, Bill Parcells and Keyshawn Johnson — to the studio team. For the second half of the opening doubleheader, it will have three Mikes (Greenberg, Golic and Ditka) in the booth, with Bonnie Bernstein on the sidelines.
A new version of the Hank Williams Jr. theme song has been taped, this time backed by Brian Setzer, Richie Sambora, Gretchen Wilson and more.
That new theme kicks in Sept. 10, during the busy start to the season. The schedule includes:
Thursday: A half-hour "NFL Kickoff" concert at 8 p.m. is followed by the Saints-Colts game. The Saints were featured last year amid post-Katrina interest, but Madden says the focus now is on football. "I remember asking . . . "Is this just a feel-good story?' Then they came into Dallas and played the Cowboys (and) I said, "They are the real deal.' "
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August 06, 2007
Shannon Noll – next stop the World
Continue reading...Noll's third album New Frontier includes collaborations with Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora. He also wrote with proven hit makers Desmond Child and Richard Marx and had a hand in nine of the album's 12 tracks.
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August 02, 2007
Lakemoor bar setting for Bon Jovi video
A dirt road, a renovated bar, and a huge iron bull could land a Lakemoor tavern in a rock video.Production crews spent Wednesday filming exterior shots of the Iron Bull Saloon on Route 120, with plans to use it in rock band Bon Jovi’s next music video. The video “Lost Highway” is due to be released at the end of this month.Continue reading...
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July 28, 2007
Country music has many shades of macho
Fittingly, Lost Highway sounds just like another Bon Jovi record, albeit with guest appearances from LeAnn Rimes and Big Kenny of Big & Rich, and some fun strutting from guitarist Richie Sambora, happily augmenting his patented vocoder with a bottleneck.Continue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 11:09 PM |
July 03, 2007
Life After Graduation (Even if its Been a Few Years)
Richie Sambora Kean University May 6, 2004"For me, success is being able to give back to your friends, your family, your community, those in need and the world entire. Let me assure you, nothing in this life feels better than having the confidence that you can take care of yourself and your family and know that you can continue to grow and excel in your profession and as a person. This is my definition of success. But there's no magic potion -- no secret formula. There is absolutely no substitute for hard work. There is always someone right behind you, willing to work harder for what you have and what they want. Don't look over your shoulder and don't use or abuse others to get ahead. Keep your eyes focused on your goals and keep working for what you believe in and what you want to accomplish. Success is something that can never be measured by others -- only you can define and measure your own success.
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June 29, 2007
BON JOVI、ドリカム夢の共演実現に神戸っ子熱狂
◆ 「THE SUPER DRY LIVE」で熱唱 ◆ アサヒスーパードライ発売２０周年を記念した「ＴＨＥ ＳＵＰＥＲ ＤＲＹ ＬＩＶＥ」が２８日、神戸市のワールド記念ホールで開催され、世界を代表するロックバンド「ＢＯＮ ＪＯＶＩ」と日本の「ＤＲＥＡＭＳ ＣＯＭＥ ＴＲＵＥ」が夢の共演を果たした。 オープニングを飾ったのはドリカムで「ＪＥＴ！！！」を皮切りに「大阪ＬＯＶＥＲ」など全８曲を披露。ボーカルの吉田美和は「久々に神戸に来られて嬉し〜い。きょうはみんなを酔わせちゃうよ」と、パワフルなステージで、約６０００人の招待客を魅了した。 一方、ＢＯＮ ＪＯＶＩは同ライブために約１年２カ月ぶりに来日。全米チャートのビルボードで１７年ぶりに１位に輝いたニューアルバム「Ｌｏｓｔ Ｈｉｇｈｗａｙ」や、ヒット曲「ＬＩＶＩＮ’ ＯＮ Ａ ＰＲＡＹＥＲ」などを熱唱。この日、ボーカルのジョン・ボン・ジョヴィは３８・５度の発熱をおしての強行ライブで、全１１曲を歌い上げた。
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June 25, 2007
Concert at the O2 Arena
Bon Jovi in Concert at the O2 Arena in London - June 24, 2007June 24, 2007 - O2 ArenaLondon, Great Britain
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O2 Arena in London - Arrivals
Bon Jovi in Concert at the O2 Arena in London - Arrivals - June 24, 2007June 24, 2007 - O2 ArenaGreenwich, London Great Britain
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June 24, 2007
Bon voyage: The return of Bon Jovi
It's almost 25 years since Bon Jovi shot to fame with their big ballads and even bigger hair. On the eve of their latest sell-out tour, Jon Bon Jovi tells David Usborne why it hasn't all been plain sailingContinue reading...
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June 20, 2007
SAMBORA DETOXING FROM ALCOHOL
BON JOVI rocker RICHIE SAMBORA has dismissed reports he checked into rehab earlier this month (Jun07) - he detoxed from alcohol instead. The 47-year-old guitarist spent a few days at the UCLA Medical Center to treat what was previously an undisclosed problem. Sambora has had a tough year - his divorce from actress Heather Locklear was finalised in April (07) and he recently split from girlfriend Denise Richards (07). His father also passed away from lung cancer. Speaking on U.S. TV show Today this morning (19Jun07), Sambora said, "I did detox. I didn't check into rehab. "Instead of me heading into a place - I was just drinking too much and I needed to get my life together. My dad died too. It's been a rough year. "I'm still in therapy and stuff like that, but it's good. I'm great. I feel fine." Bandmate Jon Bon Jovi added, "We've been through everything together and there was no way that we were not going to be supporting Richie right now - and that's what we're doing. He's been through the fire, and we've been there for him."
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June 19, 2007
Richie Sambora: Getting ‘life back together’
Bon Jovi guitarist talks about going to ‘detox’ and the band’s new albumContinue reading...It’s been a rough stretch of road for Richie Sambora: a divorce last year, a break-up this year, and now a trip to detox last week to deal with his drinking.
“I was just drinking too much, and I needed to get my life back together,” he told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer in the Plaza outside the show’s studios, during a break in an early morning concert Bon Jovi put on for thousands of fans.
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Music - Reviews - New York Times
But Mr. Bon Jovi has interests beyond civic cheerleading. On “Everybody’s Broken” he delivers a barbed sort of consolation, and on “One Step Closer” he describes what sounds like a recovery from addiction. Perhaps it means something that Mr. Sambora recently checked in and out of rehab; there’s a place for reckless behavior in country music, just as there’s a place for redemption.Continue reading...
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June 18, 2007
When Jersey meets Nashville
A little bit countryContinue reading...Bon Jovi recorded "Lost Highway" with John Shanks, who produced 2005's "Have a Nice Day", and Nashville producer Dann Huff, who has cut records with Keith Urban, Faith Hill and Rascal Flatts. The album includes "(You Want to) Make a Memory," which peaked at No. 35 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in April. Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora wrote with top Nashville songwriters such as Brett James and Hillary Lindsey, whose credits include Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel."
"From a lyrical standpoint, there's not that much of a difference," Sambora says. "From a musical standpoint, it's just adding the country flavors, like a pedal steel and more mandolins than usual. But the guitars are still heavy at times. I played a lot more slide on this record. I played some Dobro. I had a chance to extend myself and evolve."
The title track, for instance, sports subtle touches of fiddle and pedal steel, as might be heard on an Urban record, while "Whole Lot of Leavin' " begins with an acoustic guitar pattern and that steady four-on-the-floor rhythm that Waylon Jennings used to favor. But those are minor variations.
All of the Bon Jovi trademarks are still present — the shout-along choruses ("I Love This Town") and even the voice box ("We Got It Going On")."
I don't necessarily feel it's a full country record," says Steve Bartels, president of Island Records, Bon Jovi's label. "It's more an album that is inspired by Nashville."
Even after the success of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" — which earned the band its sole Grammy — Bon Jovi knew he needed to tread carefully while courting the country audience, which can be intensely loyal but highly suspicious of outsiders. He delivered the keynote presentation at this year's Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, and the band showcased new songs and old hits during a private show for programmers and industry executives."
You don't want to feel like you're carpetbagging," Sambora says. "That's why we refrained from doing this before."
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COUNTRY "HIGHWAY"
Guitarist in rehabContinue reading...In the title track of his band's new album, Jon Bon Jovi sings, "Life changes like the weather.
'Life took a strange turn for the musicians this month when guitarist Richie Sambora entered a rehabilitation facility for unspecified reasons. Sambora is expected to be well enough to perform with Bon Jovi on the "Today" show Tuesday, the release day for Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway." The band is scheduled to perform "(You Want To) Make a Memory."
If "Lost Highway" has an undercurrent of melancholy, it's likely a reflection of Sambora's troubles. Emotionally, Sambora has been put through the ringer since the "Have a Nice Day" album, enduring a divorce from Heather Locklear, a breakup with Denise Richards and the death of his father.
Sambora says as much in the publicity material for the album: "Writing this record with Jon was deeply cathartic. I was going through emotional changes that were new for me. An ailing father. A painful divorce. The start of a new chapter in my life. I poured everything I had into this project, every last bit of soul at my command."
Sambora also stated that "Seat Next to You," a song on the new album, was inspired by his relationship with his dad, though it has been altered to fit a romantic, boy-girl theme.
Sambora was not available for comment for this story. Plans for an interview with Jon Bon Jovi were canceled, with his publicist citing his "hectic travel schedule."
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June 16, 2007
Jon Bon Jovi: I've been no saint but my wife still rocks my world
Continue reading..."We finished touring last August and typically a two-year period goes by before you do something. But seeing what was happening with Richie and Dave (in the band) kind of inspired me to write."
What was happening with Richie and Dave were that both band members had gone through painful divorces - David Bryan from his wife April McLean and Richie Sambora from actress Heather Locklear.
Richie's subsequent relationship with Denise Richards (former wife of actor Charlie Sheen) ended shortly after his father died of lung cancer this year.
Indeed, Sambora has just been admitted into a rehab facility in California for an undisclosed problem.
"Richie's OK, but he's a work-in-progress, you know," says Bon Jovi softly.
"We've been in the band together for so long and gone through a whole range of experiences, but to be honest, we'd had no real strife until recently.
"Then parents were passing away and divorces were happening and kids were coming of age and suddenly it wasn't me, me, me any more, but we, we, we. The subject matter for the album just presented itself.
"There's a song called Whole Lot Of Leaving, an obvious phone call home to my wife saying: 'Hey baby, be strong, because there's a whole lot of leaving going on.'
"I'm there as the third person sitting on that bed while Richie's telling Heather or Dave's telling April that they're strangers and I'm there telling them there's light at the end of the tunnel.
"There's another song called Seat Next To You. For Richie, it was about missing his father. For me, it was about missing my girl when I'm away."
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June 15, 2007
Bon Jovi rocks a country album
"From a lyrical standpoint, there's not that much of a difference," Sambora says. "From a musical standpoint, it's just adding the country flavors, like a pedal steel and more mandolins than usual. But the guitars are still heavy at times. I played a lot more slide on this record. I played some Dobro. I had a chance to extend myself and evolve."Continue reading...
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June 14, 2007
Bon Jovi Revive Unplugged and find the Lost Highway
Bon Jovi Revive Unplugged and find the Lost Highway The band's boss talks about their new disc and their intimate concert performance.Continue reading...
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June 01, 2007
BON JOVI - BON JOVI THE POLICE TO REVIVE UNPLUGGED
BON JOVI, MARY J. BLIGE and reformed rockers THE POLICE are among the acts billed to revive MTV's UNPLUGGED series.
The acts have been lined up for a series of acoustic shows this summer (07), beginning with a Bon Jovi showcase next month (Jun07).
Insiders claim The Police will record their Unplugged show in Miami, Florida in July (07), during a break in their current American tour.
John Mayer and Kenny Chesney are also among those who will star in Unplugged showcases.
'Unplugged' Specials with The Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer to Break Out Across MTV, VH1 and CMTContinue reading...
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May 26, 2007
SOUND SUPPORT
Larson has been a Jersey Shore musician for 30 years. He also runs the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park with Debbie DeLisa.For his new album, Larson enlisted the support of many musical luminaries, including the members of Bon Jovi — Richie Sambora, guitar; David Bryan, keyboards, Tico Torres, drums; and Jon Bon Jovi, who contributes vocals on "Angels With Broken Wings."Continue reading...
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May 25, 2007
A rock star has saved 12th & Porter.
"12th & Porter Saved"A rock star has saved 12th & Porter.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora has played at 12th & Porter and loved the Nashville club .
He told his buddy, Michael Jackson producer Frank Deleio, that 12th & Porter was in trouble and now, the club has a new investor.
12 & Porter’s owners said the club is now more secure than ever because of Deleio.
In other entertainment news, the Nashville School of Arts held its graduation Wednesday night. Rather than a typical graduation, the school's graduation actually was, well, a show.The students danced, played, sang and even acted.
The Nashville School of the Arts show is so popular that it drew 3,500 people are there were only 143 graduates.
Also, workers are getting ready for Thursday’s riverfront return of Dancing in the District.It has a different name, the Downtown River Jam, but for the next two Thursdays Riverfront Park will be rocking as part of Nashville’s year-long celebration of the city's 200th birthday.
Thursday night’s line-up includes Jimmy Hall and Jack Pearson, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes and famous songwriter JD Souther, who wrote several hits for the Eagles.
The show is free andopen to the public.
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May 08, 2007
Bon Jovi CD Inspired by Nashville
May 7, 2007 — Next month, Bon Jovi unveils Lost Highway, the album the New Jersey rock band wrote and partially recorded in Nashville. Jon Bon Jovi has been coming to Nashville since 1991 and he tells The Tennessean that he thrives in the creative community of songwriters and musicians here.
"Everybody seemingly in this town is involved in the music business," he says. "I love that. I am not the freak like I am at home when you are the only guy who does what you do."
After the success of "Who Says You Can't Go Home," the No. 1 country duet with Jennifer Nettles, Jon thought the band should try more country collaborations. He and bandmate Richie Sambora stayed at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville and immersed themselves in songwriting.
"We recorded and wrote and hung out in the bar," he says. "I need room service and I need a gym. When you walk into a hotel that leaves a legal notebook sitting on your desk and has writable CDs in the gift shop, you know you are in the right place."
Dann Huff and John Shanks produced album, due for release on June 19. "It's not a country album, but "a Bon Jovi record influenced by Nashville." Jon says, "It's not our trying to fool anybody into thinking we've gone country."
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May 02, 2007
`Shock' Just A Tease
This week, after raising $60 million for charity, it's back to business, with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora as mentors, and two people to kick out on Wednesday.Continue reading...
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Bon Jovi Idol
Bon Jovi said that some of the songs on the new album, Lost Highway out this June, are about band mate Richie Sambora’s divorce from Heather Locklear. He added, “I felt every bit of it with the exception of being in their shoes.”Continue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 07:20 AM |
Bon Jovi headlines ‘Idol’
Continue reading...“But because of the circumstances around our lives, they were very fruitful, and a lot of the inspiration was watching what was happening in Richie’s life (bandmate Sambora split with wife Heather Locklear and is dating Denise Richards), compounded by all the good things that were happening in all our collective lives.”
Posted by riesambo at 07:19 AM |
April 24, 2007
Richie Sambora's father dead
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is mourning the loss of his father to cancer. Sources reveal that Adam Sambora, 70, died last Friday after a battle with lung cancer. He was diagnosed last summer. Sambora, who is Italian, met his wife Joan in her native Krakow, Poland and settled in New Jersey, where Richie was born in 1959. Sambora’s girlfriend, actress Denise Richards, is coping with her own cancer crisis – mom Joni, 53, has kidney cancer.
Posted by riesambo at 10:26 PM |
April 21, 2007
Bon Jovi sell out first Dome gig
Rock group Bon Jovi's concert at the O2 arena sold out in less than 30 minutes, say organisers.Continue reading...
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April 16, 2007
Bon Jovi courts Nashville again with new album
Continue reading...As a result, much of "Lost Highway" reflects some of the
turmoil band members were facing. "I was watching my friend going through a very painful divorce and his father had stage four cancer," Bon Jovi says of guitarist/songwriting partner Richie Sambora. "We were dealing with a lot. Dave (Bryan), my keyboard player, was going through a terrible divorce at the same time. So it was all around me. That's how I got the idea for "Whole Lot of Leavin'."
Posted by riesambo at 06:48 AM |
April 12, 2007
Get on the bus
Continue reading...The Pittsburgh Hard Rock Cafe handed over an autographed Korina Flying V guitar used on Bon Jovi's 2003 tour by six-stringer Richie Sambora. The guitar will be displayed in Hard Rock Park's "Born in the U.S.A." section.
Posted by riesambo at 09:04 PM |
April 08, 2007
Half of Bon Jovi turned into action figures
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Jon Bon Jovi's female fans will soon be able to take the cuddly rocker to bed with them.The frontman for New Jersey band Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora are the latest musicians to join McFarlane Toys' line of action figures, which will hit stores in August and sell for $10-$12.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based firm worked closely with the Bon Jovi principals to select the proper pose, accessories and facial expressions. However, Bon Jovi second bananas drummer Tico Torres and keyboardist David Bryan did not get downsized.
In the past, McFarlane Toys has issued action figures of such groups as Kiss, Metallica and Motley Crue -- with all the members of those bands' lineups getting dolled up.
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The legacy that Bon Jovi has created over the last three decades is an undeniable force in American rock music. While many bands from the 80s have been relegated to the history books, Bon Jovi's evolution has bridged the gap of generations and made them one of the truly indelible names in rock 'n' roll.
BON JOVI TO BE MADE INTO DOLLSJON BON JOVI and his bandmate RICHIE SAMBORA will join the likes of KISS and OZZY OSBOURNE when action figure dolls are made in their likeness. The KEEP THE FAITH musicians have teamed up with MCFarlane Toys to create the dolls, which have been designed with clothing choices and facial expressions specific to the stars in mind. Fans of BON JOVI drummer TICO TORRES and keyboardist DAVID BRYAN however, will be disappointed to learn that they were left out of the plans.
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April 02, 2007
Untapped possibilities
5. Bridge the generation gapContinue reading...A year ago, Councilman Tim Leavitt let it slip toward the end of a city council meeting that he had attended the previous night's Bon Jovi concert in Portland.
Bon who? asked a perplexed Pollard.
The New Jersey band has been a staple of the nation's music scene for more than two decades. Jon Bon Jovi, the group's lead singer, campaigned for John Kerry in 2004 and made a cameo appearance on "The West Wing." Richie Sambora, its guitarist, was married to actress Heather Locklear for 11 years.
But the Bon Jovi name was gibberish to Vancouver's top leader, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who listens to martial music in his city hall office.
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April 01, 2007
Billboard single reviews
ARTIST: BON JOVI
SINGLE: MAKE A MEMORY
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Still pumped from last year's sold-out "Have a Nice Day" tour, Bon Jovi readies a new studio album, "Lost Highway," due in June. Lead single "(You Want To) Make a Memory" is a surprisingly sparse and intimate ballad about two long-ago lovers getting in touch again. Over a pulsing crescendo of acoustic guitars, piano and strings, Bon Jovi delivers his most soulful vocal in years, sounding relaxed and nostalgic as he offers '80s-soaked lines like "I dug up this old photograph/Look at all the hair we had." It's a classic Bon Jovi anthem -- simple, well-crafted and enormously melodic -- with guitarist Richie Sambora singing open-hearted harmonies.
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March 31, 2007
"Kix Brooks Loses Big Stage, Plays At Tin Pan South"
Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi also played Thursday night at 12th & Porter in the same writers circle as Big Kenny from Big & Rich.Continue reading...
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March 30, 2007
A Benefit Concert for the Midnight Mission of Los Angeles
Continue reading...The Malibu Performing Arts Center (MPAC) was the place to be on March 23 as upper tier acts such as Richie Sambora, Jackson Browne and Los Lobos lent their musical talents on behalf of a very worthy cause, Los Angeles’ Midnight Mission.��
Posted by riesambo at 06:33 AM |
March 29, 2007
Jon Bon Jovi, Jewel Perform at Nashville Benefit
Jon Bon Jovi, bandmate Richie Sambora, Jewel and Big & Rich performed Tuesday night (March 27) at Nashville's Cannery Ballroom during a benefit for the family of Buck Jones, a singer-songwriter who died March 17 after being hit by a car near an interstate highway in Royse City, Texas. After his vehicle blew a tire, Jones was walking along a service road when he was struck by a driver who was later charged with intoxicated manslaughter. Jones and Bon Jovi met last year after the rock star made a surprise appearance at one of Billy Block's Western Beat music showcases in Nashville. Jones, who is survived by a wife and a 7-month-old son, had been scheduled to perform at Tuesday's Western Beat show. Billy Currington and Keith Anderson also appeared at the charity show.
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Star-Studded Fundraiser Held For Buck Jones
A star-studded fundraiser was held Tuesday night for Nashville singer and songwriter Buck Jones . Jones was killed last weekend in a traffic accident in his home state of Texas. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were among those who played at the fundraiser, held at the Cannery Ballroom. The acoustic show was even complete with a stage jumper. Christian Saenz, 25, who fronts the rock band Heroes, said he always sings Bon Jovi songs on stage so, why not join him?� Saenz said he had a blast, even when security hauled him off stage. In other entertainment news, the allegations...
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March 22, 2007
Big Names To Play Concert For Musician Killed In Accident
Continue reading...Country music could get a fourth nationally-televised awards show. Bon Jovi and Jewel will be in town Tuesday for a fund-raiser concert.
Posted by riesambo at 09:21 PM |
Bon Jovi Goes Country
Continue reading...Jon Bon Jovi, who has already had a big county hit with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, has released another song to country radio . Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora made their upcoming record in Nashville and on Tuesday, their new song, “You Want to Make a Memory”, went to country radio stations coast to coast.
Posted by riesambo at 06:33 AM |
March 21, 2007
Bon Jovi going a little bit country with new CD
Continue reading...NEW YORK (Billboard) - New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi are
courting Nashville with their new album, "Lost Highway," which is due in stores June 19.The CD will be released by their longtime Island Records label in conjunction with its country arm Mercury Nashville.
Posted by riesambo at 09:32 AM |
March 17, 2007
Rockers on a mission
Continue reading...Bon Jovis Richie Sambora will host as well as perform. The bill at the 500-seat venue also includes singer-songwriter Ilsey Juber and the Zen Cruisers (which includes Clem Burke from Blondie, Elliot Easton from the Cars and Doug Fieger from the Knack).
Posted by riesambo at 11:18 PM |
March 16, 2007
Move over, Detroit – rock's new city is Nashville
Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, and Robert Plant are all recording in the capital of country.Continue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 07:35 PM |
March 03, 2007
BJ Courts Country at Nashville Club Show
Continue reading...When he and bandmate Richie Sambora wrote "Who Says You Can't Go Home," which eventually became a Grammy-winning No. 1 country hit, they initially wanted to pitch the song to other artists in Nashville before ultimately keeping it for themselves. Prior to meeting Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Bon Jovi enlisted another country star to record it.
Posted by riesambo at 09:40 AM |
March 01, 2007
ESPN Arena Football to feature Bon Jovi-Big & Rich song "We Got It Goin' On"
Continue reading...ESPN's return to the Arena Football League will feature a duet between the iconic, Grammy Award-winning rock band Bon Jovi and country
sensations Big & Rich. Philadelphia Soul co-owner Jon Bon Jovi and band-mate Richie Sambora co-wrote a brand new song titled "We Got It
Goin' On" with Big Kenny and John Rich that will become the theme song
and part of the opening video for ESPN's weekly 2007 AFL game telecasts.
"We Got It Goin' On" will also appear on the upcoming Bon Jovi album,
which is planned for a 2007 release.
Posted by riesambo at 08:20 PM |
February 24, 2007
American Idol Announces Guest Stars & Returning Idols For Season Six
Continue reading...AMERICAN IDOL’s sixth season continues to shine, with nine new celebrity coaches and guests scheduled to appear on the show. On last night’s results show, Ryan Seacrest announced that Tony Bennett, Bon Jovi, Barry Gibb, Jennifer Lopez, Lulu, Martina McBride, Peter Noone, Diana Ross and Gwen Stefani will join the list of top musical talents who have made appearances on AMERICAN IDOL. In addition, Season Four winner Carrie Underwood and Season Five finalist Kellie Pickler will perform on the show this season. Last night, Season Three winner Fantasia had the audience on its feet with her rendition of “I’m Here” from the musical “The Color Purple,” in which she will be starring on Broadway.
Posted by riesambo at 01:11 PM |
February 23, 2007
Rock, Broadway Writers Set for Tin Pan South Fest
Rock, Broadway Writers Set for Tin Pan South FestSongwriters from the worlds of rock and Broadway will be performing alongside some of Nashville's finest country tunesmiths during the Nashville Songwriters Association International's 15th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival. The festival will take place March 27-31 at clubs throughout Nashville. Among the out-of-towners performing are Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora, Vertical Horizon's Matt Scannell, Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive founder Randy Bachman and the Tubes' Fee Waybill, along with Richard Marx, Kenny Loggins, Dr. John and Broadway composers Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) and Amanda Green (High Fidelity). The Nashville songwriting community will be represented by a long list that includes Kix Brooks, John Rich, Rodney Crowell, Craig Morgan, Radney Foster, Lee Roy Parnell and Jeffrey Steele. Passes to attend all of the shows are priced at $75.
Posted by riesambo at 07:52 PM |
February 19, 2007
Gore announces Live Earth
Continue reading...Organisers estimate that a total of two BILLION people worldwide will view the shows, which will feature acts such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Bon Jovi (with or without Richie Sambora!), Duran Duran. Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow and the Black Eyed Peas.
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February 13, 2007
49th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Category 39Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles
Track from: Have A Nice Day
[Island]
Universal Music Group's bash downtown saw the likes of Sting and the newly regrouped The Police, along with Beck, 50 Cent, Paris Hilton and Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora.
Denise Richards and Richie Sambora 2007 Sony/BMG GRAMMY After Party - Red Carpet
Bon Jovi won the award for Best Country Collaboration for the song "Who Says You Can't Go Home" at the 2007 Grammy Awards which aired last night on CBS!
Posted by riesambo at 12:32 AM |
February 02, 2007
Grammy nominations cap off stellar year for Nova Scotia's Gordie Sampson
Continue reading...A recent collaboration with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora may land on a country-tinged Bon Jovi album.
"Bon Jovi is probably the biggest guilty pleasure in the world, everybody's a fan kind of in a way. They're enigmas, they're legends," says Sampson."I was actually quite nervous writing with them because it was just a bit surreal but they turned out to be...incredibly great guys."
Posted by riesambo at 07:30 AM |
January 27, 2007
R.S.V.P. To Help
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Kenneth Cole's "R.S.V.P. To Help" Benefit Hosted by Kenneth Cole And Jon Bon Jovi
Richie Sambora, Howard Stern & Beth Ostrosky, David Schwimmer, Ron Perelman, Russell Simmons, Petra Nemcova, Deborah Gibson, L.A. Reid, Steve Bartels, John Sykes, Rob Light, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, Maria Cuomo Cole, among others, all came out in support of Jon and Kenneth's mission to unite, motivate and inspire the community to focus on "responding to the call" to bring about positive change.Continue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 08:30 PM |
January 12, 2007
Richie Sambora Jams With Locals
Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora jumped on stage Monday night at the Nashville music club Fuel on Second Avenue . Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi are in town finishing up an album and went to Fuel to hang out with Nashville singer Billy Falcon, his daughter Rose Falcon and Nashville duo the Mulch Brothers. Sambora tried to talk Bon Jovi onto the stage, but to no avail. Several folks have hinted Bon Jovi might return to Fuel next Monday.
...see also this video...
Posted by riesambo at 08:51 PM |
December 19, 2006
Sampson writes for new CD, Bon Jovi
Continue reading...A couple of months ago, Sampson wrote with Bon Jovi of all bands. The session with frontman Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora yielded a country song called "On Another Day," for possible inclusion on the New Jersey band's next album.
Posted by riesambo at 10:49 PM |
December 16, 2006
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Posted by riesambo at 11:58 PM |
December 02, 2006
Bon Jovi rocks MuzikMafia
Tuesday night's MuzikMafia show was slated as the big musical coming out for the Johns.
John Rich of Big & Rich is trying to orchestrate a big (& rich) comeback for veteran John Anderson (Seminole Wind), and Tuesday's show at Mercy Lounge provided the first public stage for the new dynamic duo.
But there was also plenty of buzz about the arrival of two unannounced guests, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.
The two have been in and out of town working on a new album with high-powered Music Row producer Dann Huff (Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood).
Bon Jovi now has plenty of Nashville buddies, including Big Kenny of Big & Rich.
Seems Richie wasn't feeling very well, but that didn't stop him from hitting stage and jamming with his Music City pals.
Posted by riesambo at 11:29 PM |
November 07, 2006
CMA Awards
Jon Bon Jovi, left, and Richie Sambora arrive at the 40th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Monday, Nov. 6, 2006.
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'Who Says You Can't Go Home?' Sugarland and Bon Jovi rock Nashville with their crossover radio hit.
Posted by riesambo at 11:17 PM |
October 25, 2006
Special Guests Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora To Appear
Special Guests Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora To AppearContinue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 01:13 AM |
October 24, 2006
Entertainment Elite Intersect in Nashville for 'The 40th Annual CMA Awards'
Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Sugarland, and Josh Turner to Perform; Presenters Include 'American Idol' Alum Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes, Barbara Mandrell, and New Jersey Rockers Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
CMA AWARDS: NOV 6 -- JON AND RICHIE TO PRESENTContinue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 07:02 AM |
September 30, 2006
BON JOVI ACTION FIGURES
Continue reading...McFarlane Toys has announced that Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora are the latest musicians to join their expanding collection of music action figures.
Posted by riesambo at 10:10 PM |
September 21, 2006
Keith Urban and Bon Jovi Surprise Crowd at Charity Show
Keith Urban and Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora made surprise appearances Tuesday night (Sept. 19) at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during songwriter Craig Wiseman's annual concert benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank. Wiseman's numerous song credits include Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" and "The Cowboy in Me" and Kenny Chesney's "The Good Stuff" and "Young." Also performing Tuesday were Alabama lead vocalist Randy Owen, Brooks & Dunn's Ronnie Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, songwriters Tony Mullins and Jeffrey Steele and guitarist Dann Huff. Owen sang several Alabama hits, "Tennessee River" and "Lady Down on Love," and LeAnn Rimes' performance featured "Something's Gotta Give," written by Wiseman and Mullins." Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Keith Urban delivered "Making Memories of Us" and his current single, "Once in a Lifetime," while Bon Jovi and Sambora performed "Living on a Prayer," "Who Says You Can't Go Home" and "Wanted Dead or Alive." Ronnie Dunn was backed by a church choir when he closed the evening with "Believe," the Brooks & Dunn hit he and Wiseman co-wrote.
Music stars rocked the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night for a good cause. Bon Jovi and Keith Urban surprised fans at the annual Second Harvest Food Bank benefit concert.� LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn, and Randy Owen of Alabama also attended the benefit. The proceeds from the show went to support Second Harvest.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora also pitched in to make Bon Jovi Boulevard a reality and says it's amazing to be able to see where his money has gone. "I had tears in my eyes back there, I really did. It warmed my heart," Richie says. "I'm so glad we can do all that stuff."
Posted by riesambo at 02:04 PM |
September 20, 2006
Bon Jovi To Hold Music City Fundraiser
Bon Jovi will be in Nashville Tuesday night.� Bon Jovi has been coming to Music City since the early 1990s because he loves the songwriting community.� He, along with Richie Sambora, will join LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Dunn from Brooks & Dunn, Randy Owen from Alabama and more at the Ryman Auditorium for a fundraiser.� Tickets cost $40 and all proceeds go to the Second Harvest Food Bank.� The show's organizer, songwriter extraordinaire Craig Wiseman, said there's a good chance that Mr. Nicole Kidman will play as well. Persistent country singer Rodney Atkins has scored his first number one song, about ten years after he got his record deal.� “If You’re Going Through Hell” topped the chart at number one and on Monday night, Atkins held a number one party.� His 4-year-old son Elijah also attended the party. In other news, Hank Williams Jr. faced assault charges in a Memphis court Monday.� Williams is accused of hitting on and eventually choking a 19-year-old waitress.� On Monday, the waitress, Holly Hornbeak, said Hank should be punished.
Posted by riesambo at 12:05 AM |
September 10, 2006
Fashion Rocks Benefit (video)
Upcoming Specials : First Look of Fashion Rocks (4:14)
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September 09, 2006
Fashion Rocks (Fashion Wire Daily)
Denise Richards and Richie Sambora arrive at the Fashion Rocks concert in New York on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)
Posted by riesambo at 10:33 AM |
September 08, 2006
Fashion Rocks Benefit
Actress Denise Richards, left, and musician Richie Sambora arrive at the Fashion Rocks concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
Posted by riesambo at 08:39 PM |
August 01, 2006
Hal-cyon Days
Continue reading...As MTV's 25th birthday approaches, pop commentator Hal Sparks jokes with EW's Vanessa Juarez about old videos, ''Headbanger's Ball,'' and more
Posted by riesambo at 06:11 AM |
July 29, 2006
Bon Jovi plays it up in arena setting and scores big
Bon Jovi plays it up in arena setting and scores bigContinue reading...FOXBOROUGH -- Bon Jovi is all about big, bold strokes and big, easy-to-remember catch phrases: Livin' On a Prayer . Keep the Faith . Blaze of Glory . Wanted Dead or Alive . Like the New Jersey pop-metal band's sturdy, arena-ready hooks, you've heard all the lines before. But somehow, the meat-and-potato anthems -- because they bring back the promise, recklessness, and melodrama of youth -- still signify good times and a rock 'n' roll fantasy or two.
Posted by riesambo at 10:46 AM |
There’s no treat like a Jon Bon at Gillette
Continue reading...This may seem obvious, but Bon Jovi is all about Bon Jovi. Jon Bon Jovi, that is.
Posted by riesambo at 10:41 AM |
July 27, 2006
Just a regular guy with a helicopter and a BMW
Bon Jovi: Just a regular guy with a helicopter and a BMWContinue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 08:18 PM |
July 26, 2006
They like Bon Jovi, they love their Steelers
- They like Bon Jovi, they love their SteelersContinue reading...We find out Friday how prepared the Pittsburgh Steelers are to defend their Super Bowl title. One thing's for sure: Steelers fans are already in midseason form.
Posted by riesambo at 06:05 AM |
45,000 fans rock to Bon Jovi
Continue reading...45,000 fans rock to Bon Jovi as Steelers celebrate Super Bowl trophySome came for the Steelers. Some came for the music. Most came for the unique convergence of the two last night at Heinz Field, and most came away happy.
Posted by riesambo at 06:03 AM |
July 24, 2006
On staying power and power ballads
Jon Bon Jovi talks of staying power and power balladsContinue reading...Q. Richie Sambora has been through the media mill lately.
A. Richie, in the media?Q. C'mon.
A. He's been through hell. Between the divorce [from Heather Locklear] and getting together with his new girlfriend [Denise Richards] and breaking his shoulder and [his father's illness], it's been an awful year. For my dear friend's sake, I hope that's all behind him.
Posted by riesambo at 06:48 AM |
July 22, 2006
Bo Diddley, legendary rock star, coming to town
Bo Diddley, legendary rock star, coming to townContinue reading...
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Working class and working hard
Working class and working hardContinue reading...Jon Bon Jovi shares what it's like to be a rock star, family man
Posted by riesambo at 07:03 AM |
July 21, 2006
Bon Jovi: a concert by the numbers
Continue reading...Were it possible to include such things in museums, Jon Bon Jovi's smile belongs somewhere between Jimi Hendrix's scarves and Roy Orbison's sunglasses. Impossibly white and astonishingly straight, it was visible from the floor level to the cheap seats at Giants Stadium Tuesday night, a frequently flashed miracle of modern dentistry.
Posted by riesambo at 06:11 AM |
Bon Jovi rocks sweltering stadium with old, new hits
Continue reading...Jon Bon Jovi began Tuesday's concert at Giants Stadium by daring the elements to mess with him.
Posted by riesambo at 06:08 AM |
Turning up the heat
Continue reading...Bon Jovi rocks sweltering Giants Stadium with hits old and new
Posted by riesambo at 06:04 AM |
July 20, 2006
BJ wants to go country
Bon Jovi wants to go country
Jon Bon Jovi goes the country way
BON JOVI EYES COUNTRY RECORDContinue reading...
Posted by riesambo at 06:53 AM |
BJ PROUD HIS LYRIC EMPOWERED GENERATION
JON BON JOVI is pleased he refused to let his BON JOVI bandmate RICHIE SAMBORA persuade him to remove a FRANK SINATRA reference from hit song IT'S MY LIFE, because it's the lyric he's most proud of. Singer Bon Jovi claims his choice words have "empowered a generation". He tells the New York Post, "In It's My Life, I sing, 'like Frankie said, I did it my way'. "When Richie heard that, he said to me, 'Nobody gives a s**t about you looking up to Sinatra. There's no way we're putting that line in the song.' I said, 'Screw you - I have to sing the song every night, and I believe in the lyric.' "I was right, because that lyric has touched so many people. People too young to even know who Frankie was. Frankie could be their buddy, their brother, their teacher. "What that lyric did was empower a generation to think, 'I'm taking control of my life.'"
Posted by riesambo at 06:50 AM |
July 19, 2006
Out and about
Out and aboutJon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora hit Chickie's & Pete's (15th & Packer) Saturday night after Bon Jovi rocked Citizens Bank Park. They signed autographs between bites of crabs, crab fries, and lobster pizza.
Former Phillies slugger John Kruk and Iggle Jason Short also dropped by the after-party.
Bon Jovi, a co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul, has a history with Chickie's & Pete's and owner Pete Ciarrocchi. The Packer Avenue location appeared in the band's "Who Says You Can't Go Home" video and Jon gave a shout-out to the joint on an episode of "Oprah."