Richard Marx made his public debut at the age of five singing one of his father
Dick Marx's jingles on TV. When he was 17, one of his tapes was heard by Lionel
Richie, who suggested Marx move from Chicago to Los Angeles to sing backing
vocals on Richie's new album and Marx subsequently performed with him on one of
biggest hits, 'All Night Long'. He went on to sing back-up with Luther Vandross,
Madonna and Whitney Houston and also gained attention for his songwriting when
Kenny Rogers recorded his songs 'Crazy' and 'What About Me', while his material
was also covered by Chicago an...