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The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation (formerly the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation) was founded in 2006. It supports community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. [48] [49] On October 19, 2011, it opened the JBJ Soul Kitchen, a community restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey , where patrons pay what they can afford for their meals, either with money or by volunteering work ...
Apr 5, 2024 · But there was little levity for the Bongiovis in 2012, when they went through an experience Bon Jovi has called his "worst moment as a father" (via the Daily Mirror ). That year, he got a 2 a.m. phone call one night from his daughter Stephanie, the inspiration behind his hit "I've Got the Girl." She was calling from a hospital to tell him she ...
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- Bon Jovi – “Bed of Roses” Bon Jovi’s finest song and loveliest melody isn’t the world’s favorite because seismic force tends to sweep all over attributes of this band away.
- Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer” Every ‘80s megastar has that one song that even haters can’t deny; for Phil Collins, it’s the desolate “In the Air Tonight,” for Guns ‘N Roses, it’s “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”
- Bon Jovi – “Wanted Dead or Alive” This one gets the edge over “You Give Love a Bad Name” because that arena classic peaks in its first 15 seconds, while this cowboy candy resists instant gratification for a slice of campy Americana with a chorus that’s much, much more fun to sing karaoke, underrated synth strings, and its positively haywire solo breakdown thanks to Sambora, who burns slow like a candle down to a mandolin outro that makes “Losing My Religion” sound just the slightest bit late.
- Bon Jovi – “Wild in the Streets” As with other moments on this list, it can be startling to admit what you hear when you strip the gang vocals and wizardly keyboards: namely, INXS’s “Don’t Change” if it were slotted on the Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me somewhere between “Alex Chilton” and “Can’t Hardly Wait.”
Mar 17, 2024 · Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi in 1985. Ross Marino/Getty. "We're not in contact because he's not in the organization any longer," Bon Jovi told Ultimate Classic Rock about Sambora. "Doesn't mean ...
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band currently consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley, [citation needed] and bassist Hugh McDonald. [1] Original bassist Alec John Such left the band in 1994 ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Jon Bon Jovi in NYC on March 2024. Jake Chessum. After breaking out in 1984, the band Bon Jovi — rounded out by guitarist Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Rockers Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres and David Bryan hit the red carpet in London for the premiere of their new documentary, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which chronicles the band’s 40-year career and uncertain future: the frontman suffered an atrophied vocal cord and had an operation two years ago. (April 17)
