Richard Marx

Arena rock/'80s pop balladeer of the tallest order, Richard Marx spent the lion's share of the 1980s reducing teenage girls to puddles with his bombastic love songs and soap-star good looks. As his fan base grew up, Marx revamped his sound, softened the edges and continued to aim for the sentimentalist in all of us. He never returned to the top of the AOR heap, but nevertheless maintains a steady following of radio listeners and outdoor concert patrons.