Richard Stephen Sambora is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer, 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.
Richie Sambora at the Winter NAMM Show 2017
Sambora and Orianthi at the NAMM Show, January 2017.
Sambora's Fender Stratocaster at the Hard Rock Cafe, London
Sambora with a twin-neck Fender Telecaster, 2008
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band currently consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. The band has been credited with "bridging the gap between heavy metal, rock and pop with style and ease".
The Power Station where Jon Bon Jovi worked
Derek Shulman, who signed Bon Jovi to their first record deal
Producer Jonathan King with Jon Bon Jovi in 1987
Bon Jovi in Montreal in 2007 during the Lost Highway Tour