Richard Marx Musical artist

Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963) is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician and record producer who sold over 30 million records. He had a stream of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard". Although some of his major hit songs were ballads, 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". 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 Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 4). His record sales worldwide exceed 30 million. Aside from songs that he's written and recorded for himself, he has written, co-written, and produced successful tracks for other artists such as "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance With My Father" by Luther Vandross. The latter song won several Grammy Awards. His 14th and latest chart topper, "Long Hot Summer," performed by Keith Urban, gave Marx the distinction of having a song he wrote or co-wrote top the charts in four different decades.

Personal facts

Richard Marx
Birth dateSeptember 16, 1963
Birth place
Chicago , Illinois
Hometown
Illinois
Highland Park Illinois

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Musical artist

Career started1982
associated musical artist
Matt Scannell
Luther Vandross
Keith Urban
Dick Marx
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Soft rock
Pop rock
Adult contemporary music
instrument
Guitar
Piano
Keyboard instrument
Organ (music)
Singing
record label
Capitol Records
Signal 21 Records
EMI
Manhattan Records
Frontiers Records

Richard Marx on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-256704---Richard-Marx
  2. http://www.facebook.com/richardmarxmusic
  3. http://www.myspace.com/richardmarx
  4. http://www.richardmarx.com
  5. http://www.twitter.com/richardmarx
  6. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/marx_richard/artist.jhtml