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
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June 22, 2009
Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Held In Times Square
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June 21, 2009
March 19, 2009
[iPhone] Tin Pan Songwriter Festival 2007
Richie Sambora at Tin Pan Songwriter Festival 2007
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March 11, 2009
Rock & Roll Sound Check
WKYC-TV : Rock and Roll Sound Check: Richie SamboraContinue reading...
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December 07, 2008
Santa Still Loves Me
Richie Sambora pled no contest to driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher earlier this year with his daughter in the car -- but he doesn't think that's bad enough to get him on Santa's "naughty" list.
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December 06, 2008
The Rutgers Stadium Guitar Hero
Richie Sambora, eat your heart out.Continue reading...In the waning minutes of last night's Rutgers blowout over Louisville this kid took to the Jumbotron at the stadium and blew the crowd away with his Guitar Hero-esque performance of Bon Jovi's "Shot Through the Heart." We were all hoping that video of his performance would hit the internet today and it has.
Let me say: This kid is a legend.
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November 05, 2008
Richie Sambora Chimes In With NBC
Richie Sambora puts his rock n’ roll spin on the iconic NBC chime.
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October 24, 2008
Heather & Richie -- Blood Brings Them Together
Heather & Richie -- Blood Brings Them Together
Posted Oct 20th 2008 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora have something in common other than his and hers DUIs -- their love for daughter Ava.The ex-couple (plus Richie's new GF) reunited Saturday night at a hotel in Westlake Village, California to celebrate Ava's 11th b-day -- and though their Denise Richards-riddled split was rough, everything surprisingly looked A-O.K.
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July 17, 2008
Richie Sambora wishes ex-wife Heather Locklear well
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora enjoys an al fresco lunch in Manhattan. Richie was seen attempting to multi task by eating, talking and trying to read his emails in the bright New York sunshine. As he left, a smiling Sambora stopped to chat to videographers, complaining that their concert in the Big Apple that week had had a 10pm curfew. When asked about his ex-wife Heather Locklear, who has recently been in rehab, the rocker wished his former wife well. He wasn't so generous when asked about Denise Richards, just replying with a curt "No" when asked if he was watching her TV show. Sambora briefly dated Richards, his then neighbour, after splitting from Locklear. Saturday July 12 2008.
Sambora Gives the Ex Report - TMZ.comRichie Sambora says ex-wife Heather Locklear is doing A-OK -- but he doesn't keep up with the exploits of one of his other famous exes.
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May 19, 2008
60 Minutes
Continue reading..."Jon is the leader of this organization. It's defined. That's an advantage," Bon Jovi's lead guitarist Richie Sambora said.
"1985, Rolling Stone Magazine reported that Jon was the only person who was actually on the record contract. And the rest of you were all employees of his," Kroft said.
"That's true," Sambora said.
And Sambora said that it is still true today. "It's the most unique position and the most unique thing in the record business, I think, to date. It shows you even more the solidarity of what this union is about."
Sambora, who has made up for Bon Jovi's absence from the gossip columns with a highly publicized divorce from Heather Locklear and troubles with alcohol, says no one in the band has ever regretted the arrangement.
"Jon, he's the master of all philanthropic endeavors, sports teams, you know, song writing, record production. I mean, the guy is very, very smart man. And then on top of that, best brother a guy could ask for," Sambora said. "Very consistent. Always. I mean, played a big part in helping me out of my deluge over the last year, you know? Kept me up. Kept me working."
The loyalty goes both ways and Bon Jovi has made them rich beyond their wildest dreams. Sambora, Tico Torres and keyboardist Dave Bryan have been together for 26 years now, since the earliest days on the Jersey shore, and they remain among Bon Jovi's closest friends.
"You guys seem to get along pretty well for a rock band," Kroft remarked.
"We speak the same language. We've grown up in the same place. I mean, Jon and David, and I were born by the same baby doctor in the same hospital," Sambora explained.
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May 18, 2008
Sambora: Bon Jovial at Photog's Interrogation
Richie Sambora was at LAX today, and although our photog hit the rocker with a barrage of questions, he played it pretty coy when asked who was hotter: Heather or Denise. It's hot vs. lukewarm!
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March 28, 2008
March 24, 2008
Bon Jovi Backstage Tour!
We welcome you to join what has been dubbed the Mike Rew Backstage Experience for an exclusive look at all that goes into bringing Bon Jovi to your city night after night.
Backstage at Bon Jovi concert startribune.comMike Rew gives a backstage tour of the Bon Jovi concert stage Tuesday evening. The band plays again Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center. Concert video courtesy of Bon Jovi.
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March 12, 2008
Bon Jovi To Set Record With Five Shows At ACC
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Bon Jovi have been making hit records for decades, but it's another sort of record they're after in Toronto.The New Jersey rock vets have set up shop in Toronto again this week, with plans to cap an unprecedented run of five shows at the Air Canada Centre on the same tour.
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March 07, 2008
PBT: Bon Jovi guitarist on the effect of iTunes
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Philadelphia Business Today, 3/6 - On Philadelphia Business Today: Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora complains that iTunes has hurt the music business; Urban Outfitters is looking good; and a big banking transaction is "Deal of the Week
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January 25, 2008
Richie Sambora says...
Richie Sambora says live gigs like sex
The lead guitarist with Bon Jovi compares performing on stage to sex in his interview with NEWS.co.au...
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January 23, 2008
December 24, 2007
September 11, 2007
September 10, 2007
Hollywood Radar
Hollywood Radar: September 7, 2007
Anne Curry gives a first-hand tour of the new "Today" set. Plus, some ravenous football fans were rockin' out as Richie Sambora, Brian Setzer and others joined Hank Williams Jr. to record "Are You Ready For Some Footba
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August 29, 2007
TBS Jams with Bon Jovi
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TBS Jams with Bon Jovi to promote exclusive MLB postseason coverage New promo features Bon Jovi's "I Love This Town" single
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July 08, 2007
June 20, 2007
Bon Jovi: On The Record
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Thousands of fans hit Rockefeller Plaza to see the band and of course to find out how guitarist Richie Sambora is doing.
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Richie Sambora -- "It's All About Me"
Apparently, Richie Sambora doesn't have such a big problem with drugs or alcohol that it couldn't be cured by a simple week of detox and therapy! The rocker and the rest of Bon Jovi were performing on "Today" this morning when Matt Lauer asked Richie about his recent Lohanesque trip to treatment, with Sambora revealing, "I did detox." No biggie!The band rocked the "Today" stage and gave middle-aged women all over America something to brighten their morning. Richie's stay at rehab, er detox, was so brief that most of these fans probably hadn't even heard the news, or that he's busted up with Denise Richards.
From rock group to support group -- and back in a flash!
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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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May 05, 2007
Watch The New Video Now!
Watch The New Video Now! (Friday, May 4, 2007)Check out the new video "(You Want To) Make A Memory" now, right here on bonjovi.com!
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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.
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March 30, 2007
Yahoo! News Photo & more : Nashville
Yahoo! News PhotoIn this handout photo provided by the Buck Jones Memorial Fund, Jon Bon Jovi, left, and Richie Sambora perform a concert with other musicians who in a tribute concert, Tuesday, March 27, 2007 in Nashville, Tenn. The concert was held to raise money on behalf of the Buck Jones Memorial Fund, a fund set up to benefit the family of country singer Buck Jones after he was killed in a traffic accident last week. (AP Photo/Dan Harr, Buck Jones Memorial Fund)
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So, as Steph in the City reported below, a stage jumper joined Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora during their acoustic set last night.
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March 29, 2007
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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February 17, 2007
Denise Richards Sideswiped in BH
Denise Richards was the victim of a dangerous hit-and-run sideswipe in Beverly Hills yesterday.The former Bond girl was getting her daughter Sam out of her Mercedes SUV when the car was sideswiped yesterday while parked on Santa Monica Blvd. No one was injured, but Denise was shaken as she told cameras, "The guy took my door off, I was taking her out on the other side and he took the door off!"Richards can be seen unloading car seats and personal items from the Mercedes to a sidewalk, where she and Sam, her daughter with Charlie Sheen, waited over an hour for boyfriend Richie Sambora. After Sambora appeared, he kissed Denise and consoled Sam, and the SUV was towed.
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February 01, 2007
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
After wrapping her comedy Blonde and Blonder, Denise Richards takes a refreshing plunge with main man Richie Sambora during a Hawaiian getaway in Maui on Tuesday.
With his girlfriend sporting a sexy bikini top and skintight Bambi shorts, Richie Sambora was all smiles as he took Denise on a romantic stroll down the Hawaiian coastline yesterday.
If the past is a sign of things to come, wedding bells might be in store for the happy couple. Denise got engaged to Charlie Sheen following a Hawaiian getaway in 2002 ... then again, we know how that ended.
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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...
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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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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.
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September 10, 2006
Fashion Rocks Benefit (video)
Upcoming Specials : First Look of Fashion Rocks (4:14)
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May 17, 2006
Bon Jovi Konzert in Linz
[video] LIWEST STREAMING SERVERBon Jovi Konzert in Linz
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May 16, 2006
Interview mit Richie Sambora
MusicBlog: Frischluftfanatismus
[photo] Bon Jovi rockten auf der Gugl
[photo] Bon-Jovi in Linz
[video] Bon Jovi embarks European tourContinue reading...
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May 05, 2006
Sambora / Richards...Locklear? 29
[VIDEO] Denise speaks: In an interview with TMZ
Charlie Sheen and Heather Locklear may team up
Richards denies being a homewrecker
Denise Richards: 'Heather Knows Why We're Not Friends'
Denise Hurt by Heather's "Betrayal"Continue reading...
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May 03, 2006
Richie & Ava (Sambora / Richards...Locklear...???)
Continue reading...Richie Sambora enjoys a weekend on Mammoth Mountain with daughter Ava.
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