Bon Jovi
Frozen in the collective memory as poodle-haired pretend cowboys, Bon Jovi released their self-titled debut album in 1984.
They went on to play over 2000 shows in 47 countries to an estimated
31 million people.
In October 1986, their third album Slippery When
Wet stayed at Number 1 in the US for eight weeks and became one of
the biggest-selling US rock albums of the decade. Recorded with Bruce
Fairbairn in Vancouver, the album was packed with infectious
sing-a-long pop-rock anthems like You Give Love A Bad Name (their
first UK hit) and Livin' On A Prayer - songs which crossed them
over from a male-dominated metal audience to the pop girl crowd,
miraculously without alienating either side.
In 2001, Jon Bon Jovi was awarded with an Honorary
Doctorate from New Jersey's Monmouth University.
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