▁performed ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates , ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁Lib ya . ▁John ▁B erman ▁for ▁ABC ▁News ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁" G rown ▁Ira qi ▁men ▁get ▁mist y - ey ed ▁by ▁the ▁mere ▁mention ▁of ▁his ▁name . ▁' I ▁love ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ,' ▁they ▁say . ▁They ▁can ▁sing ▁an ▁entire ▁Lion el ▁Rich ie ▁song ." ▁B erman ▁wrote ▁that ▁Rich ie ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁Ira qi ▁civ ili ans ▁were ▁playing ▁" All ▁Night ▁Long " ▁the ▁night ▁U . S . ▁t anks ▁inv aded ▁Bag hd ad . ▁Rich ie ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁has ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁som ed ay . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Family ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Rich ie ▁married ▁his ▁college ▁sweet heart , ▁Br enda ▁Har vey . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the ▁couple ▁inform ally ▁adopted ▁N icole ▁Camil le ▁Esc oved o , ▁the ▁two - year - old ▁daughter ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Lion el ' s ▁band , ▁and ▁nie ce ▁of ▁drum mer ▁She ila ▁E . ▁They ▁raised ▁her ▁as ▁their ▁daughter , ▁N icole ▁Rich ie , ▁and ▁adopted ▁her ▁leg ally ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁while ▁still ▁married ▁to ▁Har vey , ▁Rich ie