MTV's on-again, off-again "Unplugged" program will return in a big way this summer, with new episodes featuring the Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer.

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 ...

MTV's on-again, off-again "Unplugged" program will return in a big way this summer, with new episodes featuring the Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer.

In 1989, Jon Bon Jovi gave away his childhood home in an MTV contest to Jay and Judy Frappier. The Frappiers sold it in 1990 after receiving a $70,000 tax bill on the property.

There are two reasons why it’s fitting that Bon Jovi is the first act resurrecting MTV’s Unplugged.First, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s acoustic “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “Wanted ...

Bon Jovi billed this as the “Brotherhood” or “Jersey Syndicate ... “Youth Gone Wild,” getting attention from MTV and rock radio ... 1989 at 5:00 AM EST. Share this: Click to share on ...

Bon Jovi formed as a band ... MTV for sexual content and had to be re-edited before appearing in heavy rotation on the network. They visited 22 countries and performed in more than 230 shows on a ...

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.

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 ...

MTV's on-again, off-again "Unplugged" program will return in a big way this summer, with new episodes featuring the Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer.