Credit: David Bergman -- Ever since Richie Sambora abruptly left the Bon Jovi tour, it's been Jon Bon Jovi who's been faced with trying to explain the guitarist's absence -- Richie himself won't clarify exactly what's going on.  But now, Sambora is apparently peeved at Jon for some of the comments he's made, and is asking the singer to stop "trash talking" him.

Speaking to the British paper The Evening Standard recently, the Bon Jovi frontman said of Sambora's absence, "It's getting more and more difficult every day to not just sit here and say something… Because all I can say is this -- it's for personal reasons.  He's been through it before.  Fortunately for us the same guy who filled in last time was available this time." 

Richie now tells the British paper The Daily Mail that he resents Jon's implication that his absence from the tour is due to substance-abuse issues, which sent him to rehab in the past.  He also doesn't like his longtime band mate's implication that he's easily replaceable.

"I don't have any major problems in life right now.  I love my fans and I feel bad for them at the moment.  Bottom line," says the guitarist.   "My opinion is Jon wants to see if he can pull off stadiums by himself.  He is making it very difficult for me to come back.  Enough with the trash talking!  [The fans] have paid money to see Bon Jovi and right now, they're not getting the whole deal."

He adds, "Jon needs to stop talking about me publicly.  I am fine, working very hard on my fashion company, Nikki Rich, and this is a private matter."

Sambora then tweeted, "Just don't worry... Everything's good....Just to be clear, I've been running the fashion company for 5 Yrs. It does not take me away from the band, I'm an artist first.  Always will be."

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and MuseumAs The Rolling Stones make their way across America on their 50 & Counting Tour, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is set to celebrate the debut of an expansive new exhibit about the legendary band.  The display, titled "The Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction," will open to the public today at 10 a.m. CT and will take up two-and-a-half floors of the Cleveland facility.

Craig Inciardi, an associate curator for the museum who helped oversee the exhibition's creation, says he and his co-workers are very excited to see the multifaceted project come to fruition.

"We've wanted to do a major retrospective exhibit on The Rolling Stones literally since the museum opened in 1995," he reveals to ABC News Radio.  "The Stones are the first major act to hit that 50-year milestone, and this exhibit covers their roots, their childhood, how the band formed and traces them through the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and up through the present."

In putting the display together, the Rock Hall utilized memorabilia from its own extensive archives, while also gathering items from collectors and from the band members themselves.

Inciardi says the exhibit features "a variety of different types of artifacts," including guitars and other instruments, stage clothing, handwritten letters by the band members, rare posters, blueprints of the stage designs for various tours and much more.

Among the historic instruments featured in the exhibit, reveals Inciardi, are "Brian Jones' first guitar that he used in The Rolling Stones [and a 12-string acoustic that was] one of the first guitars that Keith Richards [used] to write songs."

Inciardi points out that some of the instruments and clothing items that will be displayed can be seen in some of the most famous photos taken of the band.  "It's just exciting to see, up close, objects that are iconic," he declares, "that have been photographed and have been reproduced throughout the world."

"50 Years of Satisfaction" also offers a number of interactive programs and video displays that focus on various aspects of the group's history and career.  Inciardi reveals that one of the multimedia stations "shows the root of how [The Stones] developed their sound," while another "shows the development of songwriting," while highlighting how two classic tunes -- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Gimme Shelter" -- were constructed.

Inciardi also insists that the exhibition isn't only for older and/or diehard Stones fans.

"I think this exhibit definitely has multi-generational appeal," he notes.  "Young people who might not be aware of The Rolling Stones' history, after seeing the exhibit will realize how much ground The Rolling Stones broke and how many rules they changed and they re-wrote."  Inciardi adds that the exhibit also could serve to show younger rock fans that "a lot of bands, the way they dress, the way they act, the way they play, emanates from The Rolling Stones."

"The Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction" is scheduled to remain on display at the museum until March.  In conjunction with the exhibition, a variety of special as-yet-unconfirmed Stones-related events, such as lectures, Q&A sessions and film screenings will be held at the Rock Hall.  Inciardi tells ABC News Radio that the museum will be announcing details about the events "gradually throughout the year."  Check RockHall.com for updates.

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ABC/Heidi GutmanJohn Fogerty paid a visit to ABC's The View on Thursday morning as part of a busy week he's scheduled to promote his soon-to-be-released album, Wrote a Song for Everyone.  The record, which hits stores this Tuesday, features the ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman playing many of his classic compositions alongside an assortment of music stars from various genres.

Asked how the concept for Wrote a Song for Everyone came about, Fogerty revealed, "This whole album was an idea my wife had.  She said, 'Why don't you get a bunch of the people you love and go sing your songs.'  To me that sounded like Christmas, you know?  A good time.  So, that's what we did."

Guest host Jillian Michaels then pointed out that John had recently said the new record is the album of which he's most proud, and asked him why he feels that way.

"I just think the music is really cool," he explained.  "It's just really vibrant and played well, and the arrangements came out good.  And, of course, all these wonderful artists: It was such a joy to be with them."

He added that the stars he collaborated with on the album "are people I'm fans of…I buy their records."

Not surprisingly, Fogerty also treated The View audience to a couple of performances.  He played a CCR medley featuring segments of "Lodi," "Bad Moon Rising" and "Proud Mary," plus a rendition of a new tune that's included on Wrote a Song for Everyone titled "Mystic Highway."

As previously reported, Bob Seger, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Jennifer Hudson, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Alan Jackson and Keith Urban are among the artists who contributed to Wrote a Song for Everyone.

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