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Richard Marx
Birth name Richard Noel Marx [1]
Born September 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) (age 44)[1]
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States[1]
Genre(s) adult contemporary, pop, rock
Occupation(s) Singer, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Guitar
Website richardmarx.com

Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Winnetka, Illinois) is an adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winnetka is a Village located approximately 19 mi (30 km north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing He had a string of highly successful hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now & Forever", and "Hazard". The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 " Right Here Waiting " is a Ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album Repeat Offender. "Hazard" is a 1991 song performed by Pop music artist Richard Marx. Although most of his major hit songs were slow ballads like these, many of his songs had a classic rock style, such as "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Satisfied," and "Too Late To Say Goodbye". A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s " Satisfied " is a song recorded by Richard Marx for his second album Repeat Offender, which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles Marx placed himself in the record books by being the first solo artist to have his first seven singles hit the Top 5 on the US charts. [2]

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Early career

Marx began his career in music at the age of 5, singing commercial jingles written by his father, Dick Marx's list of "commercial" hits includes Arm & Hammer and Nestlé Crunch. Dick Marx (April 12 1924 – August 12 1997 was an American Jazz pianist and arranger Arm & Hammer is a registered Trademark of Church and Dwight, an American manufacturer of household products Nestlé Crunch is the name of a Candy bar made of milk Chocolate with Crisped rice mixed in produced by Nestlé.

Marx was 17 and living in Highland Park, Illinois when a tape of his songs ended up in the hands of Lionel Richie. Highland Park is a city in the Moraine Township of Lake County, Illinois, United States. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, Richie said he thought Marx had the talent to make it big, saying "I can't promise you anything, but you should come to L. A. " [3] So after graduating from high school, Marx moved to Los Angeles and visited Richie. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West "He was recording his first solo album and having trouble with the background vocal," Richard recalls. "He tells me, ‘Come try this part. ’ It worked and I ended up singing on his album. " Richard contributed backing vocals to Richie’s hits "You Are", "Running with the Night", and the chart-topping "All Night Long", on Lionel's follow-up album. " All Night Long (All Night " was a 1983 hit single for Lionel Richie.

In those early years, Richard would find any excuse possible to labour in the recording industry. His enthusiasm and his presence in the studio landed him several jobs as a background singer for artists like Madonna and Whitney Houston, and, eventually, as a songwriter. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former He was singing for Kenny Rogers in 1984 when he overheard Rogers say he needed a new song. Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Within days, Richard gave him a demo of "Crazy. " Rogers recorded it, along with another of Richard’s songs, "What About Me," which also featured James Ingram and Kim Carnes. James Ingram (born February 16, 1956) is an American soul musician Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena California) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter. The trio recording hit #1 Adult Contemporary and #15 on the Hot 100 (while just scraping onto the Country chart) in late 1984 while "Crazy" hit #1 Country and #5 AC the following year. Soon after, Richard began working with producer David Foster and writing songs for the group Chicago and R&B singer Freddie Jackson. David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Freddie Jackson (born Frederick Anthony Jackson, October 2 1956 Harlem, New York) is an American soul Singer.

While working as a songwriter and doing background vocals, Marx continued to pursue a record deal of his own. His demo tape was rejected by every label in Hollywood until, finally, four years after moving to Los Angeles, the president of EMI/Manhattan Records, Bruce Lundvall, heard Marx's demo and knew he had a star on his hands. He gave Marx a record deal and the opportunity to write and record whatever he wanted. Marx contacted his good friend Fee Waybill of The Tubes, and some very talented musicians, including Joe Walsh, and Randy Meisner of the Eagles, and created a ten-track album that put Richard on the path to success. John Waldo Waybill (born 17 September 1948, Omaha, Nebraska In addition to his work with The Tubes Waybill now works as a Record producer The Tubes are a San Francisco -based rock band, which was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and was known for its live performances that Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American Guitarist, songwriter and Rock musician He has been a Randy Herman Meisner (born 8 March 1946 in Scottsbluff Nebraska, U

Music career

Debut album

Marx's self-titled debut album, released in June 1987, yielded four hit singles and sold nearly 4 million copies in the US. The debut single, "Don’t Mean Nothing", had been released the previous month and climbed to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #1 on Billboard's Album Rock charts. Richard became the first new artist played on 117 radio stations nationwide during his initial week on the charts. The next two singles, "Should’ve Known Better" and "Endless Summer Nights" reached #3 and #2, respectively. The fourth single release, "Hold on to the Nights", earned Marx his first #1 single. " Hold On to the Nights " is a ballad and the first #1 hit for singer Richard Marx.

With the success of his self-titled album, Marx became the first male artist to reach the Top 3 with four singles from a debut album. He embarked on his first world tour, initially opening for REO Speedwagon, but quickly began headlining his own shows. Marx's first tour kept him on the road for 14 months while the album remained on the charts for more than a year and a half.

In 1988, Marx was nominated for a Grammy Award for 'Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male' for "Don’t Mean Nothing" [4]

Marx later revealed in an interview on VH-1 Classic that his favorite song that he performed from his first, self-titled album was "Have Mercy".

Repeat Offender

Repeat Offender, Richard’s second release (May 1989) hit pole position and pushed Prince out of the #1 spot on Billboard's Album chart. It went triple platinum within a few months and eventually sold over 5 million US copies. Repeat Offender was the result of the energy generated from over a year and a half on the road and was written or co-written entirely by Richard. "Some people might think that it would be easier this time around, that I could just kick back," Richard said at the time, "but the truth is, it’s harder, I’ve got more to prove. "

The first two singles, "Satisfied" and the platinum-selling "Right Here Waiting," both reached #1, completing a string of three consecutive No. " Right Here Waiting " is a Ballad recorded by Richard Marx on his second album Repeat Offender. 1 singles. When the third single from Repeat Offender, "Angelia" climbed to #4, Richard became the first solo artist to reach the Top 5 with his first seven singles.

Another song from the album, "Children of the Night," was written in support of the Los Angeles-based organization for runaways. It became the fifth single from Repeat Offender, and all royalties were donated to the charity.

Marx's second world tour began in the spring of 1989 and took him to Australia, Singapore, Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States, lasting through August 1990. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Singapore For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Highlights of that tour included a performance in the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London and an invitation from Tina Turner to tour Germany. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Marx also had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform the Beatles’ "Help" at the Berlin Wall in late 1989. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Richard also received his second Grammy nomination in 1990 for "Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male" for “Right Here Waiting”. [5]

Other albums

Marx went on to release a number of other albums. In 1991 he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album Rush Street. This album saw artists such as Luther Vandross and Billy Joel appear as backing vocalists and guest pianists. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. The disc's first single, "Keep Coming Back" went to #12 pop as well as #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts for 4 weeks running. "Hazard", which depicted a man being wrongfully accused of murder in a fictional version of Hazard, Nebraska, went #1 in charts around the world. Hazard is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. Two more Top 10 singles were culled from Rush Street with "Take This Heart" (AC #4, Hot 100 #20) and "Chains Around My Heart" (AC #9, Hot 100 #44). In August of 2001 Marx admitted that the track "Superstar," from the Rush Street album was about pop star Madonna. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American [6]

In early 1994, as Richard and his family permanently left Los Angeles behind and returned to Chicago, Marx released Paid Vacation, and scored his fourth consecutive platinum album. The acoustic ballad Now and Forever peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 and spent 11 weeks in the Top 10 (also #12 in the UK) and also held the #1 position on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts for 11 weeks - at the time just one week short of the all-time record. The follow-up single, "The Way She Loves Me", climbed to #3 on the US AC chart and #20 on the Pop charts.

1997 saw the release of Flesh And Bone - Richard's final studio album on the Capitol imprint. Flesh and Bone is a 1993 movie starring Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid and James Caan. Marx's sales cooled with this album (which sold approximately 350,000 copies) in the States but was a major success in other parts of the world. The album's biggest hit was "Until I Find You Again", a ballad that hit #1 in several countries and #3 in the US.

Marx's first Greatest Hits compilation was released in November 1997. The 16-track album includes all of the hit singles from his first five albums plus "Angel’s Lullaby," a song written about his children that originally appeared on For Our Children, Too, a compilation CD released in 1996 to benefit the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Greatest Hits was released in Asia in November 1998 and included two new songs, "Slipping Away" and "Thanks To You," a touching tribute to his mother. Marx’s dedication and support of numerous charities has continued throughout his career.

In 2000, Marx created his own record company "Signal 21 Records" with former Blood, Sweat & Tears drummer and producer Bobby Colomby. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Bobby Colomby (born Robert Wayne Colomby 20 December 1944, in New York) was a founder and innovative Jazz - rock fusion Drummer This label was the launching pad for Marx's sixth studio release titled "Days In Avalon. " It failed to chart in the U. S. The title song, however, was picked up by Adult Contemporary radio stations as an album track and spent 12 weeks in the Top 30. The label folded not long after.

In 2004, Marx signed a deal with EMI/Manhattan and returned to the Billboard charts with his album My Own Best Enemy which featured the hits "When You're Gone" and "Ready To Fly".

In 2007 Marx released a new ballad titled "Your Goodbye" and a remixed version of his classic love song "Hold On To The Nights" on a Phil Ramone compilation production called "New Music From An Old Friend. Phil Ramone is a Violinist, Composer, Recording engineer, and " This compilation was released on the Target label called Spotlight. Target Corporation ( is an American Retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1902

Work with other artists

Recent News

Personal

Musical influences / favorite artists

In addition to his parents, Marx names recording artists like Sam Cooke and Elvis Presley as his biggest musical influences and includes John Farnham, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, the Doobie Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Luther Vandross, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Gladys Knight in his list of favorites. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and John Peter Farnham, AO (born July 1, 1949) is a British-born Australian pop Singer. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently The Doobie Brothers are an American rock group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15 1946 in Tucson Arizona) is an American popular vocalist and Entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American [1]

Discography

Main article: Richard Marx Discography

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