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Richie Sambora 9-14-2012

Hear a Live Friday Free At Noon Concert at 12noon ET from WXPN and NPR Music
Broadcast Live Fridays from the stage at World Cafe Live




Richie Sambora Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, and New Jersey native Richie Sambora has been playing the guitar since he was twelve, inspired by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. He was the guitarist for the band Message before he was asked to join Bon Jovi in 1983. Sambora has recorded eleven studio albums with Bon Jovi and released two solo albums, 1991's Stranger in This Town and 1998's Undiscovered Soul. He has a new album, "Aftermath of the Lowdown," set for release on September 18. Now Sambora will be gracing the downstairs stage at World Cafe Live for a Free at Noon session on September 14.

Website: richiesambora.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/TheRealSambora
Recent Release: Aftermath of the Lowdown
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Label: Dangerbird

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