Richie Sambora

Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora at the Winter NAMM Show 2017
Born	Richard Stephen Sambora (1959-07-11) July 11, 1959 (age 64) Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Woodbridge High School
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Heather Locklear ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2007)​
Partner	Orianthi (2014–2018)
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Rock hard rock blues rock glam metal country rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals
Labels	Mercury Island Mercury Nashville Dangerbird
Formerly of	Bon Jovi Message
Musical artist
Website	richiesambora.com

Richard Stephen Sambora (born July 11, 1959) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013. He and lead singer Jon Bon Jovi formed the main songwriting unit for the band. He has also released three solo albums: Stranger in This Town in 1991, Undiscovered Soul in 1998, and Aftermath of the Lowdown released in September 2012.^[1]

In 2018, Sambora was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi,^[2] and reunited with his former bandmates for a performance at the induction ceremony.^[3] That year, he formed the duo RSO alongside Orianthi. After two EPs, the pair released their debut album Radio Free America in May.^[4]