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Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi was a rock band that was formed in 1983 in New Jersey. Bon Jovi was formed with members David Bryan, Tico Torres, Richie Sambora, Hugh McDonald, and Jon Bon Jovi. The band was the one of the first bands that really made an impactful bridge between heavy rock n' roll and pop. The band was loved by both males and females, really having a big impact on the females. Jon Bon Jovi knew that women would love him so he took that and commercialized it becoming one of rocks most adored musical artist. The band sold millions of records and is one of the most well known area rock bands to this day. Bon Jovi is the second most listened to Spotify band in this genre with over 17 million listeners a month.
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi was born on March 2 1962. His real name is John Francis Bongiovi Jr. and he is known as one of the greatest American rock stars of all time. He was the creator of Bon Jovi where he was the lead singer. John during his youth was also an actor and appeared in several movies including Sex in the City.
Tico Torres
Tico Torres other wise known as Hector Samuel Juan Torres was born in 1953. He is an American musician and song writer who ended up being the drummer in Bon Jovi. Tico was one of the best drummers in history and was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Richie Sambora
Richie Sambora was the original guitarist of Bon Jovi born in 1959. Sambora played guitar for the band for 30 years and was replaced by Phil X in 2011. Richie was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 as well.
Hugh McDonald
Hugh McDonald born in 1951 was the bassist of this iconic band. He was a unofficial member of the band ever since they started and just recently in 2016 did he finally officially join the band. Hugh was first a member of the David Bromberg band before switching to play with Bon Jovi.
David Bryan
David Bryan is known as the bands keyboardist but he also did a little kore. Bryan sung back up to John Bon Jovi on multiople songs and co-wrote a few songs. Bryan is famous for also writing a famous broadway musical titled Memphis.
Livin' On A Prayer
According to Youtube, "It's My Life" is Bon Jovi's most popular song with over 890 million views. Its my life was written in 2000 though, which doesn't really pertain to the topic of this project. For this reason I will be talking about the second most listened to song which is "Livin' on a Prayer", released in 1986. This song is the one of the most famous songs from the 80's. Released on the album, "Slippery When Wet" this song is voted fan favorite and Topped the charts sitting on Billboards top 100 for over 4 weeks. This song was number 1 on the chart and is now considered the bands signiture song. "Livin' on a Prayer" sold over 800,000 copies and in 2013 was "certified triple platnum," meaning it had over 3 million downloads. The song is about two young kids, Tommy and Gina. They are a young and don't have a lot of money. As the song says, "Gina works the diner all day, working for a man she brings home her pay." "Livin' on a Prayer" is just that, they are living on a prayer that they will be able to make it and survive in the world they are living in. Now this song is actually telling the story of John Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora who were the composers of the song. They were both young at the time and were trying to make it big so this song is a reflection of where the band members came from and the hard work they had to put into it to make it to where they wanted to be.
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