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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