Richard Marx is an American Singer and Songwriter who had a great deal of success on the US Charts during the late 1980′s and early 1990′s.
As a 17yr old, he ended up moving from Illinois to Los Angeles and wound up singing background vocals on Lionel Richie’s first solo album.
He also did background vocals for other artists including Madonna, and Whitney Houston.
His self-titled debut album was released in 1987.
That album yielded four hit singles. All four singles reached the Top-5 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts. The single “Hold on to the Nights” reached #1 on the charts.
The album reached #1 on the Billboard Album charts in 1988.
His second album, Repeat Offender, was released in 1989. It also went to #1 on the Billboard Album charts.
The first three singles off that album also reached the Top-5 on the charts, making Richard Marx the first artist to chart his first Seven Singles into the Top-5 on the Billboard Charts. Off that second album, the singles “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting” both reached #1 on the Billboard Charts.
His many hits include:
Don’t Mean Nothing
Should’ve Known Better
Endless Summer Nights
Angelia
Satisfied
Right Here Waiting
Too Late To Say Goodbye
Hazard
Take This Heart
Now and Forever
The Way She Loves Me
Children of the Night
Hold On to the Nights
Nothing You Can Do About It
To date, he has released 9 Studio Albums in his career.
His solo work earned him Two Grammy Award Nominations.
He won a Grammy Award in 2004 for Song of the Year for “Dance with my Father“, a song he wrote for Luther Vandross.
He has sold over 30 Million albums worldwide in his career.
He continues to record new material and frequently tours the country.
Since 1989, he has been married to Actress/Singer Cynthia Rhodes (Dirty Dancing). They have 3 sons and live outside of Chicago.
North Shore boy, Highland Park if I recall correctly. Local talent made good! Though it’s nice to see the young punk finally got a haircut! Hippie!
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(Sorry, just channeled my inner old fart there for a minute.
By: John Erickson on October 21, 2011
at 2:13 pm
Oooo! Oooo! Oooo! Pick me! Pick me!
What is Huey Lewis and the News doing?
I’m out working in my studio listening to tapes, the only place with a tape player. I have a small suitcase full of tapes recorded in the 80s and 90s. Just found Huey and Friends!
By: lahgitana on October 21, 2011
at 2:37 pm
lahgitana – Huey is always good to work to….
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on October 21, 2011
at 3:05 pm
Oh sheesh. I meant Bruce Hornsby and the Range!
Still pick me?!
By: lahgitana on October 21, 2011
at 3:36 pm
lahgitana – I will add Bruce to my list…… Strange thing….. the one time I actually saw Huey Lewis and the News in concert….. guess who opened for them? Yep….. Bruce Hornsby and the Range!
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on October 21, 2011
at 3:39 pm
Cringe, and stuff. What about Yes, Billy Idol, Motley Crue, Billy Squier, Moonlighting, Rumble Fish, War Games, Risky Business, Electric Company, Zoom, Hanna Barbera, and thousands of other things better than Richard Marx? How about Karl Marx, or Groucho Marx? How about Yoko Ono? The Cult? The Smiths?
Love your blog!
By: Edward Hotspur on October 21, 2011
at 4:44 pm
Edward – Thanks….. I have many of those on my list, but you gave me a bunch of new ones……… thanks!
By: TheIdiotSpeaketh on October 21, 2011
at 5:22 pm
The Smiths!!!! And I emailed your ass (well, actually all of you) about this!! I can hook you up, bro!
By: BrainRants on October 21, 2011
at 5:53 pm
Yaaaaaaay!
By: lahgitana on October 21, 2011
at 8:49 pm