Richard Marx

This article is about the singer. For his father, the jazz pianist, see Dick Marx. For people named Richard Marks, see Richard Marks (disambiguation).

Richard Marx
Marx in 2005
Marx in 2005
Background information
Birth nameRichard Noel Marx
Born (1963-09-16) September 16, 1963 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OriginHighland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar[3]
Years active1968–present
Labels
Websiterichardmarx.com Edit this at Wikidata

Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963[4]) is an American adult contemporary and pop rock singer-songwriter. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.[5][6]

Marx's first number one success as a songwriter came in 1984 with "What About Me?", which was recorded by Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, and James Ingram, and topped the US and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts. His second chart-topper was 1985's "Crazy", a song he co-wrote with Rogers which reached number one in the Hot Country Songs chart. Marx's self-titled debut album went triple-platinum in 1987, and his first single, "Don't Mean Nothing", reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7][8] Between 1987 and 1994, he had 14 top 20 hits, including three number one singles.[9]

Marx is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts.[7] He has scored a total of 14 number one singles, both as a performer and as a songwriter/producer.[5] As a singer, his No. 1 hits include "Hazard", "Right Here Waiting", "Hold On to the Nights", "Endless Summer Nights", and "Satisfied".[10] According to Billboard, Marx "holds the distinction of having written songs that have hit No. 1 on various Billboard charts in each of the last four decades."[11]

Marx has written or collaborated on songs with other artists, including "This I Promise You" by NSYNC and "Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross.[12] Marx has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. In 2003, he won the Grammy for Song of the Year for "Dance with My Father".[13]

  1. ^ "'80s Rocker Richard Marx Says He Helped Subdue Violent Jet Passenger". Huff Post. Reuters. December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Soft-Rock Star Richard Marx's Mansion Listed for $12 Million". Womanista News. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Kolton, Alex (October 6, 2022). "Richard Marx at The Union Chapel". the American. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Biography & Career Highlights". Richard Marx Online. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Live from The GRAMMY Museum: Richard Marx – GRAMMY Museum". Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Richard Marx Signs Wide-Ranging Deal With BMG". Variety. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Feely, Paul (March 21, 2019). "Richard Marx 'Right Here Waiting' for another show in NH". UnionLeader.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hit-Maker Richard Marx Doesn't Split Hairs : Pop music: The singer with the famed mane shrugs off his critics and looks for respect". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 1990.
  9. ^ "Richard Marx's Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits". yahoo.com. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "Richard Marx's Top 10 Biggest Billboard Hits". Billboard. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Why Richard Marx Is Finally Celebrating After Four Decades of Hits". Billboard. December 16, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Eskow, Gary (September 1, 2004). "Richard Marx". Mixonline. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  13. ^ "Grammy Award results for Richard Marx". Grammy.com. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.