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Mention the name Richard Marx and many people will recall his No. 1 radio hits. But to leave the connection at that would be unfair.
Marx, a native of Highland Park performing this weekend at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, has both written and produced albums for some of the biggest names in the music business, including Keith Urban, Michael Bolton, Barbra Streisand and others.
He was also the first male artist to reach the Top 3 with four singles from a debut album and the first solo artist to have seven singles hit the Top 5 on the U.S. Charts. In 2004 he won a Grammy for Song of the Year for "Dance With My Father," which he wrote with Luther Vandross.
"I've had number one songs on pretty much every chart," said Marx. "From classical crossover to country, to hard rock to pop, to sappy ballads. I'm really proud of the diversity in the music and that it doesn't all sound the same. That's my favorite part of what I've been able to do."
Marx had his first gig at age 5. Hired by a friend of his father's...