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* Bon Jovi Biography

 

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In the early 1980s, aspiring New Jersey musician John Bongiovi assembled a rock band. Atlantic and Mercury records came calling. Once Bon Jovi had put together his initial band and began playing showcases and opening for local talent as John Bongiovi Band, they caught the attention of record executive Derek Shulman, who signed John to Mercury Records, part of the PolyGram company. Because John wanted a group name, Jerry Jaffe, A&R head at PolyGram at the time, came up with Bon Jovi, changing the spelling and rationalizing that it had the cadence of Van Halen and an oblique reference to AC/DC's, Bon Scott. The band didn't really like it. (Doc McGhee scoffed that it made the band sound like "French ice cream"). But within a week it was adopted without much fanfare. John then removed the 'h' in his first name to make it Jon. He re-emerged as Jon Bon Jovi. The group was collectively known as Bon Jovi.

 

1984 debut album Bon Jovi

 

With the help of their new manager Doc McGhee, the band's debut album, Bon Jovi, was released on January 21, 1984. The album went gold in the US (sales of over 500,000) and was also released in the UK. The group found themselves opening for ZZ Top at the Madison Square Garden (before their first album had been released), and for Scorpions and Kiss in Europe. They also made an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.

 

1985 7800°Fahrenheit

 

In 1985, Bon Jovi's second album 7800°Fahrenheit was released, but the response was poor. The leading British metal magazine Kerrang!, who had been very positive about the debut record, called the album "a pale imitation of the Bon Jovi we have got to know and learned to love." Jon Bon Jovi himself later said it could have and should have been better. The band members, in interviews, have said they will not perform live any song off that album anymore.

 

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1986 Slippery When Wet

 

The turning point came when they brought in songwriter Desmond Child for their third album, Slippery When Wet. With Child co-writing many of their hits on this and future albums the band shot to super-stardom around the world with songs such as "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Livin' On A Prayer", and "Wanted Dead or Alive". The band recorded the album in Vancouver, and frequented many of Vancouver's strip clubs during their time away from the studio. The name of the album is said to be an homage to those very strip clubs.

The album has sold in excess of 26 million copies worldwide since its release in late 1986.

 

1988 New Jersey

 

The next album from Bon Jovi was New Jersey released in 1988. The album was recorded very shortly after the tour for Slippery, because the band wanted to prove that they were not just a one hit wonder. The resulting album is a fan favorite and a mammoth commercial success, with hit songs such as "Bad Medicine", "Lay Your Hands on Me" and "I'll Be There for You", which are still nightly stalwarts in their live repertoire. New Jersey was a commercial smash and became the first hard rock album to spawn five Top Ten singles.[citation needed] "Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You" both hit number one, and "Born to Be My Baby" (#3), "Lay Your Hands on Me (#7), and "Living in Sin" (#9) rounded out the list. "Blood on Blood" was also popular among fans. New Jersey was supported by video releases such as New Jersey: The Videos and Access All Areas, as well as a massive 18-month tour, originally billed The Jersey Syndicate Tour. In 1989, the band headlined the Moscow Music Peace Festival. Despite the band achieving massive success, New Jersey almost led to the end of the band as they went straight back out on the road so soon after the heavy touring for their previous album. During the New Jersey tour, singer Bon Jovi began having vocal difficulties. The extremely high notes and unrelenting schedule threatened to damage his voice permanently. With the help of a vocal coach, he made it through the tour. Bon Jovi has tended to sing slightly lower pitches since then. This constant living on the road almost destroyed the strong bond between the band members. Sambora is noted on the albums as co-writer for many songs, yet he resented the lack of attention that was heaped on Jon alone. As mentioned in VH1's Behind the Music, the band members note that at the end of the tour, each band member went their separate way and departed in separate jets after the tour ended in Guadalajara, Mexico in early 1990. To date, the album New Jersey has sold 18 million copies worldwide.

 

1992 Keep the Faith

 

Between 1990 and 1992, the band members went their separate ways after the very rigorous two year New Jersey Tour, which exceeded 200 shows on 5 continents. This time off also helped them determine where Bon Jovi would fit within the rapidly changing music scene upon their return. The band returned with the album Keep the Faith in 1992. The album, which was produced by Bob Rock, featured a more mature sound and lyrical content than any of their previous efforts. Their fans were pleasantly surprised and the album became a moderate hit amidst the rise of grunge. Its most recognizable tunes were the hit singles "Bed of Roses", "Keep the Faith" and "In These Arms", which all hit the Top 40 in the U.S. Some other songs on the album were released as singles in other parts of the world, mainly the fan favorite epic, "Dry County" the hooky "I Believe", and the crowd favorite "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead." This album is also notable for being the first in a string of subsequent albums for Bon Jovi which proved more popular worldwide than in the U.S. The album went double platinum in the U.S., but has sold much more worldwide.

 

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1994 “Greatest Hits” Cross Road

 

In 1994, Bon Jovi released a "greatest hits" album titled Cross Road, which also contained two new tracks: the hit singles "Always" and "Someday I'll Be Saturday Night", as well as a new, updated rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" entitled "Prayer '94" available only on the U.S. version. The diction of 'prayer' in the new version was altered due to a mixing error, and is heard as "'rayer" on some pressings. The song "Always" was originally written for a soundtrack to the film Romeo Is Bleeding, but after seeing (and disliking) the movie, the band decided not to lend the song to the producers, and instead released it on "Cross Road". The video for "Always" featured Carla Gugino, an actress known for her roles in several TV shows' and films such as Son In Law and actor Jack Noseworthy, best known for his role in the 2000 film U-571."Always", spent thirty-two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Bon Jovi's all-time biggest hits. The song peaked at #4 on the US charts and at #1 in countries across Europe, Asia and in Australia. The single sold very well, going platinum in the U.S.

 

 

That same year, bassist Alec John Such left the band, the first and only lineup change since Bon Jovi began. Hugh McDonald, who was the bassist on "Runaway", unofficially replaced Such as bassist. To this day, there is still speculation on whether Alec was fired or left on his own accord. Jon has claimed that Such was making too many mistakes onstage as a result of intoxication while performing. Such denied many of these claims in an interview soon after his departure, but later admitted there was some truth to them. Jon has made it public that there has been contact between Such and other band members recently. He even rejoined the band on stage for one song ("Wanted Dead or Alive") during their "homecoming" show at Giants Stadium in 2001. While he has not been officially replaced, Hugh McDonald has handled studio and live bass duties since then, with rumours that he had also recorded bass on previous albums. Jon said, regarding the departure of Such: "Of course it hurts. But I learned to accept and respect it. The fact that I'm a workaholic, studio in, studio out, stage on, stage off, want to be dealing with music day and night, doesn't mean everyone else has to adjust to that pace. Alec wanted to quit for a while now, so it didn't come as a complete surprise."

 

1995 These Days

 

With the 1995 album These Days, Bon Jovi took the mature rock sound they had developed on Keep the Faith further. The record as a whole was darker and more downbeat than the usual Bon Jovi flare. As a result, These Days went Platinum in the U.S. and topped the UK charts. Despite critical kudos[citation needed], it spun off only one hit single in the U.S., "This Ain't A Love Song". Nevertheless, the other tracks proved sufficiently popular to garner various successful European singles, including "Hey God", "Something for the Pain", "Lie to Me", and the title track "These Days". In 1996, Bon Jovi claimed in an interview with the German Bravo magazine that, as a result of the overwhelming success of the "These Days" tour, the album had sold in excess of 10 million copies worldwide.

 

2000 Crush

 

After another lengthy hiatus of nearly three-years, during which several band members worked on independent projects, Bon Jovi regrouped in 1999 to begin work on their next studio album. Their 2000 release, Crush, enjoyed overwhelming success both in the US and overseas, thanks in part to the smash-hit single "It's My Life", co-written by famous Swedish producer Max Martin. Crush, which also produced such hits as "Say It Isn't So" and "Thank You For Loving Me", soon became the band's most successful studio album since Keep the Faith, and helped introduce Bon Jovi to a new, younger fan base. The Crush Tour, which began that summer, originally encompassed only 60 or so shows and was extended due to Bon Jovi's worldwide popularity, with the band remaining on tour through mid-2001. While on tour, Bon Jovi released a collection of live performances from throughout their career in an album entitled, One Wild Night: Live 1985-2001. The Crush tour was notable in that the European 2000 leg included the band headlining two nights at Wembley Stadium, these would be the final shows ever at the venue before it was demolished.

 

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2002 Bounce

 

In late 2002, Bounce, the band's follow-up to Crush, hit stores. Though Bounce did not enjoy quite the level of success of its predecessor, the album did produce hit singles such as "Everyday" and the title track. The band went on the U.S. Bounce Tour for this album, during which they made history as the last band to play Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia before it was torn down. The band also released a promotional album through Target. The album featured eight demo and live tracks.

 

2003 This Left Feels Right

 

Following the Bounce Tour, which wrapped up in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on what would become a unique and ambitious project. Originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances of various songs, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. This Left Feels Right was released in November 2003, with the title referring to the "left turn" of sorts that the band took in redoing the songs heard on this record.

 

2005 Have a Nice Day

 

Bon Jovi's long-awaited ninth studio album, Have a Nice Day, was released in September 2005. The album topped the charts around the world, giving Bon Jovi a career-best first week, selling over 202,000 albums. "Have A Nice Day" was the first single off the new album, and debuted at radio worldwide on July 18, 2005. The second single, "Who Says You Can't Go Home", was released in the U.S. in the spring of 2006, although internationally it was the third single release after "Welcome to Wherever You Are". In the U.S. a duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" with country singer Jennifer Nettles of the band Sugarland was released, and in May 2006, Bon Jovi made history by becoming the first Rock & Roll Band to have a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot Country Chart. On February 11, 2007, Bon Jovi also finally won the elusive Grammy Award, for "Best Country Collaboration with Vocals" for "Who Says You Can't Go Home". Soon after the release of Have A Nice Day, the band started gearing up for the new 2005-2006 worldwide Have A Nice Day Tour. This tour, being shorter than previous ones with only seventy-five shows originally planned, took the band to numerous stadiums and arenas throughout the world.

 

With the end of the Have A Nice Day Tour, Bon Jovi began to throw around ideas for their next project. Among the potential offerings were going to Nashville to record with country stars (following the success of "Who Says You Can't Go Home"), a second greatest hits CD, a new studio album, and even new movies. In November 2006, Jon Bon Jovi revealed that the band were back in the studio working on a new Nashville-influenced album, and will be touring again.

 

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2007 Lost Highway

 

In June 2007, Bon Jovi released their new tenth studio album, Lost Highway. The album debuted at number #1 on the Billboard charts, the first time that Bon Jovi have had a number one album on the US charts since the release of New Jersey in 1988. Thanks to the band's new country music fanbase, the album sold 292,000 copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., and became Bon Jovi's third US number one album. The first single from the new album was "(You Want to) Make a Memory", which debuted (and peaked) at #27 in the Billboard Hot 100, Bon Jovi's highest ever debut in the U.S. charts. The album reached Number #1 in Japan, Canada, Australia and Europe, and reached number #2 in the UK. The single (You Want to) Make a Memory was released in the UK following the opening of the O2 arena in the UK, the single debuted low at only #33, it is widely suggested that the performance of the single was hindered by Mercury UK, following supply issues and text download redemption problems.

To promote the new album, Bon Jovi appeared at the 6th annual CMT Awards in Nashville on April 16, on American Idol on May 2, on MTV Unplugged on June 22. They also performed at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium on July 7th[3]. Also to promote the album, the band are performing nine concerts in total in June and July 2007, a mini-tour which has unofficially been called the Lost Highway Tour by fans. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform at London's new O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released.[8]

 

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*Jon Bon Jovi - Leadsinger

 

Full name

John Francis Bongiovi jr.

 

Birthdate

March 2, 1962

 

Birthplace

Pert Amboy, New Jersey, USA

 

Marital Status

Married to Dorothea Hurley (his high school sweetheart) since April 29,

1989. Dated actress Diana lane during a brief split from Dorothea in the

1980's

 

Children

Daugghter - Stephanie Rose born May 31, 1993

Son - Jesse James Louis born February 19 , 1995

Son - Jacob Hurley born May 7, 2002

Son - Romeo Jon born March 29, 2004

 

Solo Albums

Destination Anywhere (1997)

Blaze of Glory (1990)

 

Previous Bands

Raze

Atlantic City expressway (with David Ryan)

The Rest

Lechers

John Bongiovi & the Wild Ones

 

Filmography

The West Wing TV Show (2006)

Pucked (2006)

Cry Wolf (2005)

Las Vegas TV Show (2005)

Ally McBeal TV Show (2002)

Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)

Pay It Forward (2000)

U-571 (2000)

Sex And The City TV Show (1999)

Row Your Boat (1998)

No Looking Back (1998)

Little City (1998)

Homegrown (1998)

The Leading Man (1996)

Moonlight & Valentino (1995)

Young Guns 2 (1990)

 

 

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* Richie Sambora - Guitarist

 

Full Name

Richard Stephen Sambora

 

Birthdate

July 11, 1959

 

Birthplace

Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA

 

Marital Status

Divorced

Dated actress denise Richards from May 2006 to spring 2007

Divorce from Heather Locklear was finalized on April 11, 2007

Heather filed for divorce on February 2, 2006

Married actress Heather on December 15, 1994

Dated and lived with singer/actress Cher for a while in the early 90's

Dated actress Ally Sheedy in the 80's

 

Children

Daughter - Ava Elizabeth born October 4, 1997

 

Previous Bands

Extreme

The Message (with Alec John Such)

 

Solo Albums

Undiscovered Soul (1998)

Stranger In This Town (1991)

 

Filmography

Still Standing TV Show (2005)

Cris Isaak TV Show (2004)

American Dreams (2003)

On The Line (2001)

Staying Alive (1983)

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* David Bryan - Keyboards

 

Full Name

David Brian Rashbaum

 

Birthdate

February 7, 1962

 

Birthplace

Edison, New Jersey, USA

 

Marital status

Divorced

Was married to April from 1990 until 2004/5

 

Children

Daughter - Gabrielle Luna born March 10, 1994

Son - Colton Moon born March 10, 1994

Daughter - Tyger Lily born April 29, 2000

 

Previous Bands

Atlantic City Expressway (with Jon Bon Jovi)

 

Solo Albums

Lunar Eclipse (2000)

On A Full Moon (1992)

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* Tico Torres - Drummer

 

Full Name

Hector Torres

 

Birthdate

October 7, 1953

 

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

 

Marital Status

Married to Alejandra since September 2001

Divorced from model Eva Herzigova. They were married from 1996 to 1999

Divorced from first wife Sharon

 

Children

Son - Hector Alexander born January 9, 2004

 

Previous Bands

Phanton's Opera (with Alec John Suck)

Frankie & the Knockouts

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* Hugh McDonald - Touring bassist since 1995

 

Full Name

Hugh McDonald

 

Birthdate

December 28, 1950

 

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Marital Status

Married to Kelli sonce early 2006

Divorced from Nancy. They were married from 1996 to 2002

 

Children

None

 

Although Hugh McDonald is not an official band member, he has been the only bassist since original

bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994

 

Hugh has been associated with the band for many years and was one of the musicians who played in the

original recording of "Runaway" before the band Bon Jovi even existed.

 

Hugh also toured with Jon and the Big Dogs during Jon's solo tour in support of "Destination Anywhere"

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* Alec John Such - Former Bandmember, Bassist

 

Full Name

Alec John Such

 

Birthdate

November 14, 1956

 

Birtplace

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

 

Alec was the original bassist. He left the band in 1994.

 

During the 2001 One Wild Night Tour, Alec joined the band onstage during " Wanted Dead Or Alive " at both

the Camden, New Jersey concert and the 2nd night at Giants Stadium

CHART RUNS

 

UK Singles

 

Entered Chart Artist Song Peak ChartRun {Peak}

 

31/08/1985 Bon Jovi Hardest Part Is The Night 68 {68}->1

09/08/1986 Bon Jovi You Give Love A Bad Name 14 62-48-38-25-22-{14}-15-20-39-49->10

25/10/1986 Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer 4 40-27-15-11-7-6-{4}-7-9-10-10-13-22-37-52->15

11/04/1987 Bon Jovi Wanted Dead or Alive 13 17-{13}-16-20-33-44-69->7

15/08/1987 Bon Jovi Never Say Goodbye 21 29-{21}-26-29-52->5

24/09/1988 Bon Jovi Bad Medicine 17 18-{17}-19-27-40-62-73->7

10/12/1988 Bon Jovi Born To Be My Baby 22 31-{22}-23-29-33-45-70->7

29/04/1989 Bon Jovi I'll Be There For You 18 30-{18}-18-24-34-60-75->7

26/08/1989 Bon Jovi Lay Your Hands On Me 18 23-{18}-18-21-35-49->6

09/12/1989 Bon Jovi Living In Sin 35 45-48-40-{35}-42-61->6

04/08/1990 Jon Bon Jovi Blaze Of Glory 13 42-24-{13}-13-18-22-31-46->8

10/11/1990 Jon Bon Jovi Miracle 29 44-30-{29}-35-67->5

24/10/1992 Bon Jovi Keep The Faith 5 {5}-5-11-18-33-54->6

23/01/1993 Bon Jovi Bed Of Roses 13 22-{13}-16-26-41-64->6

15/05/1993 Bon Jovi In These Arms 9 24-{9}-9-15-22-31-44->7

07/08/1993 Bon Jovi I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 17 21-{17}-26-42-65->5

02/10/1993 Bon Jovi I Believe 11 62-18-{11}-30-51-72->6

26/03/1994 Bon Jovi Dry County 9 10-{9}-23-35-51-73->6

24/09/1994 Bon Jovi Always 2 5-3-{2}-3-4-3-2-2-4-9-10-18-21-22-25-28-52-62->18

17/12/1994 Bon Jovi Please Come Home For Christmas 7 {7}-9-11-17-43-65-46R(6)-54-55-67->10

25/02/1995 Bon Jovi Someday I'll Be Saturday Night 7 9-{7}-18-32-42-56-68->7

10/06/1995 Bon Jovi This Ain't A Love Song 6 7-{6}-15-24-30-39-47-58-71->9

30/09/1995 Bon Jovi Something For The Pain 8 12-{8}-13-22-33-44-74->7

25/11/1995 Bon Jovi Lie To Me 10 {10}-10-21-34-41-42-54-70->8

09/03/1996 Bon Jovi These Days 7 12-{7}-30-54-72-70->6

06/07/1996 Bon Jovi Hey God 13 {13}-28-34-49-75->5

14/06/1997 Jon Bon Jovi Midnight In Chelsea 4 {4}-15-35-59-66-65-74->7

30/08/1997 Jon Bon Jovi Queen Of New Orleans 10 {10}-28-44-65->4

15/11/1997 Jon Bon Jovi Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town 13 {13}-29-53->3

10/04/1999 Bon Jovi Real Life 21 {21}-37-44-58-75->5

03/06/2000 Bon Jovi It's My Life 3 {3}-8-14-16-17-25-32-36-38-45-56-65-68->13

09/09/2000 Bon Jovi Say It Isn't So 10 {10}-29-44-48-60-67-73R(5)->7

09/12/2000 Bon Jovi Thank You For Loving Me 12 {12}-22-31-34-43-63->6

19/05/2001 Bon Jovi One Wild Night 10 {10}-25-45-58-73-61-67->7

28/09/2002 Bon Jovi Everyday 5 {5}-16-40-48-58R(4)-47->6

21/12/2002 Bon Jovi Misunderstood 21 {21}-42-46-63-73R(6)->5

24/05/2003 Bon Jovi All About Lovin' You 9 {9}-18-32-42-59-71R(2)->6

24/09/2005 Bon Jovi Have A Nice Day 6 {6}-18-30-46->4

11/02/2006 Bon Jovi Welcome To Wherever You Are 19 {19}-41-74->3

24/06/2006 Bon Jovi Who Says You Can't Go Home 5 {5}-32-54->3

07/07/2007 Bon Jovi (You Want To) Make A Memory 33 {33}->1

 

 

 

 

 

Hardest Part Is The Night

 

 

You Give Love A Bad Name

 

 

Livin' On A Prayer

 

 

Wanted Dead Or Alive

 

 

Never Say Goodbye

 

 

Bad Medicine

 

 

Lay Your Hands On Me

 

 

I'll Be There For You

 

 

Born To Be My Baby

 

 

Living In Sin

 

 

Blood On Blood

 

 

Bed Of Roses

 

 

Keep The Faith

 

 

In These Arms

 

 

Dry County

 

 

I Believe

 

 

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Edited January 20, 200817 yr by *Nicky*

Bon Jovi Links

 

Bon Jovi Official Site

Backstage with Bon Jovi

David Bryan Official Site

 

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