BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260805T113000Z DTEND:20260806T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MUSIC: Richard Marx DESCRIPTION:Richard Marx is a Grammy-winning singer\, songwriter\, and producer whose career has spanned four decades of chart success and creative reinvention. With over 45 million albums sold\, one billion streams\, and fourteen No. 1 singles to his name\, Marx remains one of the most enduring and versatile talents in modern music. He is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard charts\, and one of only two artists alongside Michael Jackson to write a #1 song in four different decades.\n\nMarx's hits as a performer\, including "Right Here Waiting\," "Hazard\," "Hold On to the Nights\," and "Satisfied\," have become timeless staples. Behind the scenes\, his songwriting and production credits include career-defining tracks for Luther Vandross (the Grammy-winning "Dance with My Father")\, Keith Urban\, NSYNC\, Barbra Streisand\, Kenny Rogers\, and many others.\n\nA bestselling author\, Marx released his memoir Stories to Tell in 2020\, followed by his critically acclaimed 2023 album Songwriter\, a genre-spanning collection featuring collaborations with both legacy artists and rising stars. In 2024\, he headlined a sold-out show at London's Royal Albert Hall and continues to tour internationally.\n\n2026 will bring a brand new album in a different direction from Marx's previous catalog. After Hours consists of an even mixture of standards from the Great American Songbook and new original songs written in the same retro vein. Quite uniquely\, the album was recorded entirely live with 24 musicians and consists of all complete takes.\n\nSays Marx\, "I never seriously considered doing a standards or covers album before because at heart\, I am a songwriter\, first and foremost. The challenge of writing songs as if I were pitching them to Frank Sinatra in 1948 really appealed to me. Creating these songs was more fun than I could've imagined\, and singing them all live in the studio with the whole band\, just like Frank and Dean used to do\, was the thrill of a lifetime."\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets here: Richard Marx Live | The Music Hall | Portsmouth\, NH | Aug 5 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Richard Marx is a Grammy-winning singer\, songwriter\, and producer whose career has spanned four decades of chart success and creative reinvention. With over 45 million albums sold\, one billion streams\, and fourteen No. 1 singles to his name\, Marx remains one of the most enduring and versatile talents in modern music. He is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the Top 5 on the Billboard charts\, and one of only two artists&mdash\;alongside Michael Jackson&mdash\;to write a #1 song in four different decades.

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Marx&rsquo\;s hits as a performer\, including &ldquo\;Right Here Waiting\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Hazard\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;Hold On to the Nights\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Satisfied\,&rdquo\; have become timeless staples. Behind the scenes\, his songwriting and production credits include career-defining tracks for Luther Vandross (the Grammy-winning &ldquo\;Dance with My Father&rdquo\;)\, Keith Urban\, NSYNC\, Barbra Streisand\, Kenny Rogers\, and many others.

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A bestselling author\, Marx released his memoir Stories to Tell in 2020\, followed by his critically acclaimed 2023 album Songwriter\, a genre-spanning collection featuring collaborations with both legacy artists and rising stars. In 2024\, he headlined a sold-out show at London&rsquo\;s Royal Albert Hall and continues to tour internationally.

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2026 will bring a brand new album in a different direction from Marx&rsquo\;s previous catalog. After Hours consists of an even mixture of standards from the Great American Songbook and new original songs written in the same retro vein. Quite uniquely\, the album was recorded entirely live with 24 musicians and consists of all complete takes.

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Says Marx\, &ldquo\;I never seriously considered doing a standards or covers album before because at heart\, I am a songwriter\, first and foremost. The challenge of writing songs as if I were pitching them to Frank Sinatra in 1948 really appealed to me. Creating these songs was more fun than I could&rsquo\;ve imagined\, and singing them all live in the studio with the whole band\, just like Frank and Dean used to do\, was the thrill of a lifetime.&rdquo\;
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\nTickets here: \;Richard Marx Live | The Music Hall | Portsmouth\, NH | Aug 5

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