In 1989, Bon Jovi were pretty much the biggest rock band in the world. But were they really responsible for MTV’s Unplugged series? Let’s rewind to 6 September 1989 and the MTV Video Music ...

When Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora appeared at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, they sat on chairs with acoustic guitars and performed their two biggest rock hits. Though MTV’s Unplugged ...

In a performance largely credited with inspiring MTV’s massively popular Unplugged series, Bon Jovi brought its hair/pop-metal down to earth for a riveting acoustic jam session.

Bon Jovi talks of his love for Cleveland ... -neck Ovation acoustic guitar from the “Wanted Dead Or Alive” video and which he used on the acoustic duet at the 1989 MTV Video Awards that ...

MTV star denied entry to son's funeral after showing up late to ... By the time the pair tied the knot at the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas in 1989, Bon Jovi was a well-established “sex symbol. ...

You can’t watch Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story and walk away with anything but respect for Jon Bon Jovi.The four-part, nearly five-hour documentary about the singer-songwriter and his ...

Nicknamed Mom Jovi, she founded the Jon Bon Jovi fan club, ... In 1989, Ms. Bongiovi and her husband sold the family’s four-bedroom colonial home to the cable music channel MTV, ...

So it’s not as if Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora invented the Unplugged format on that night in ’89. But it was a great performance that surely convinced the powers at MTV of the value in ...