I don't think so. I once read somewhere Richie's worse memory as an musician was during the opening act for ZZ Top. Bon Jovi used to be the opener. When Richie turned of his amp and played a chord to check whether the amp works, the amplefier blew up. It made all kinds of weird noises and the audience were shouting "ZZ Top, ZZ Top". I think I read it somewhere on richiesambora.com

This means Richie was in the band when they opened for ZZ Top.