Richie+Sambora

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Name: (first name, last initial): Patrick R.

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Patrick Riley Period 1B **Richie Sambora** Richie Sambora rocks the world with his individual tracks and his guitar from Bon Jovi. Richie Sambora himself plays bluesy-rock and roll, incorporating his straightforward words of losing and gaining love into his personal style of rock. At the same time, Richie plays just rock and roll with Bon Jovi, helping him to hone that style of playing. Rock and roll is defined as "percussively heavy reinforcement of beat played by combos consisting, minimally, of piano, bass, drums, and guitar" (from Kuhn, Laura). Richie found his own style with blues-rock, which is defined as "taking both rural and urban blues into a rock context, with a strong dose of guitar (also keyboard and harmonica) improvisation" (from Kuhn, Laura). Richie's unique technique is the fact that he can play multiple guitars and be able to know the one that fits his style of playing the best. He took a break from Bon Jovi to practice his own skill and to find his own style of soulful rock, but he has come back to playing guitar for his band. This independent guitarist has honed his own skill to further himself and his band!

Richie was born July 11th, 1959 and in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He taught himself how to play the guitar at age 12. He grew to enjoy playing the guitar and decided to drop out of college to join a band- The Bruce Foster Band. His parent’s distress over that decision foreshadowed the band’s later failure. Sambora grew famous over time, and he was able to join Bon Jovi. Richie became Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist, helping them rise to fame and popularity. Then Richie had taken a break from Bon Jovi to write two of his own albums, also playing multiple guitars to find his own style of play. Both Richie’s continuous practice with the guitar, and his extensive history with it, have helped him to be the famous guitarist he is today!

In //Stranger in This Town,// released in 1991, Richie uses his roots of music to create his first solo album, along with having his idol, Eric Clapton, "join in for the song 'Mr. Bluesman" (from Richie Sambora). Richie Sambora uses his first album to connect to many audiences with the topics "of lost love and alienation" (from Richie Sambora). Also, in //Undiscovered Soul//, which was released seven years after //Stranger in This Town// (1998), Richie plays the style of blues-rock to draw in his audience, along with relying the assistance of "the studio musicians," among others to create //Undiscovered Soul (//from Richie Sambora). While Richie plays rock and roll, he was influenced by metal. As before mentioned, Eric Clapton is Richie’s idol, so his music heavily influenced him. Along with Clapton, Sambora was influenced by Led Zeppelin and his own band, Bon Jovi, because it helped Richie to form his first style of playing. Richie Sambora was influenced by multiple people, and that influence helped him to form his style that you see in his first two solo albums.

Richie Sambora and Bon Jovi are still popular and playing music today, so they are influencing the new generation of rock and rollers, along with the new guitarists. Richie’s legacy is that he has played rock and roll for at least 30 years in a band and as a solo guitarist. Plus, his skill with his guitar has earned him a lot of fans over the years. Finally, part of Richie's legacy is his ability to play multiple guitars, and then be able to pick the one that best fits his playing style. Richie’s time with Bon Jovi helped this guitarist to get recognized and to hone his skill. His own records have stood by themselves, proving that this artist earns his fans through his amazing ability to play the guitar, especially both of his personal Fender and Gibson models. Richie has changed the music world by adding a flavor of youth to it. Their music connected to all audiences, especially teenagers, setting an example to other guitarists. As a matter of fact, "nine million Bon Jovi albums were bought by teenagers alone," which certainly shows how Bon Jovi attracted younger fans (from Richie Sambora).

Richie Sambora started playing the guitar at a young age, though he wasn’t discouraged when his later band failed. His rise to fame came with Bon Jovi, and he still plays his guitar today. I find it admirable that he continued to practice with his guitar until he was so good that he was recruited to join a successful band. I find it just as amazing that Richie could play multiple guitar models and know the one that fit his style the best. Richie Sambora continues to rock the world with Bon Jovi, and his skill with the guitar will keep him famous throughout the ages.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

Kuhn, Laura. //Student Enycylopedia of Music v. 3.// NY, NY: Schirmer, 1999. Print. "Richie Sambora." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 24. Detroit: Gale, 1999. //Biography In Context//. Web. 1 May 2013.
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Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || 2.) Rock and roll || Rock and roll is defined as "percussively heavy reinforcement of beat played by combos consisting, minimally, of piano, bass, drums, and guitar" (Kuhn, Laura).
 * = ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * = The guitar style I am researching is: ||= 1.) Blues-Rock
 * = The artist I am researching is: ||= Richie Sambora ||
 * = This guitarist lived from __to__ ___ ||= Born July 11, 1959 and still alive ||
 * = Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. ||= Specifically, blues-rock is defined as "taking both rural and urban blues into a rock context, with a strong dose of guitar(also keyboard and harmonica) improvisation" ( from Kuhn, Laura).

Richie Sambora plays the bluesy-rock style, incorporating his straightforward words of losing/gaining love into his personal style of rock, though still influenced by his time with Bon Jovi's band. || While going solo- he practiced with several guitars to form his own style. || 2.)Eric Clapton 3.)Led Zeppelin || 1.) Rock and roll 2.) Metal 3.)Blues-rock || 2.) Gibsons || 2.) //Undiscovered Soul//, 1998, Richie plays the style of blues-rock to draw in his audience, also relying the assistance of "the studio musicians," among others to create //Undiscovered Soul//. || What do you like about his/her style? ||= ACDC. I like how the music is loud and doesn't hold back, but the lyrcis and the message of the song still make sense and provide another person's view. ||
 * = What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? ||= He started playing the guitar at age 12, so he probably taught himself.
 * = What types of music influenced this artist? ||= Metal ||
 * = Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. ||= 1.) Bon Jovi
 * = Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? ||= Yes,
 * = What type of guitar does this musician play? ||= 1.) Fenders
 * = What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? ||= Started playing at age 12; born July 11, 1959; born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey ||
 * = What did this guitarist do before he became famous? ||= Joined a band- The Bruce Foster Band- but it eventually failed. ||
 * = List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. ||= He started playing the guitar at age 12, and dropped out of college to continue his band. Played several guitars to find a new style for himself. ||
 * = List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. ||= 1.) //Stranger in This Town,// 1991, Richie uses his roots of music to create his first solo album. Also having his idol, Eric Clapton, join in for "Mr. Bluesman." Richie Sambora uses his first album to connect to many audiences with the topics "of lost love and alienation."
 * = Who is playing this style of music today?
 * = What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? ||= Richie has played rock and roll for at least 30 years in a band and as a solo guitarist, and because of his individual and incredible style of playing, he has earned a lot of fans over the years. His time with Bon Jovi helped him to get recognized and to hone his skill as a guitarist, but his own records have stood by themselves as being popular as well. Part of Richie's legacy is his ability to play multiple guitars, and then be able to pick the one that best fits his playing style. Richie has changed the music world by adding a flavor of youth to it. Their music connected to all audiences, especially teenagers, setting an example to other guitarists. As a matter of fact, "nine million Bon Jovi albums were bought by teenagers alone," which certainly shows how Bon Jovi attracted younger fans (from Richie Sambora). ||