For anyone "Living on a Prayer" that Jon Bon Jovi would team up with Warren Buffett for a ukulele duet, they were in luck Tuesday night.Read the rest of the article here.
As a treat for the crowd at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy -- a gathering with America's greatest entrepreneurs in New York -- the rocker and the billionaire stole the stage with their rendition of "The Glory of Love," a song made famous by Bette Midler.
Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora will release his third solo album, ‘Aftermath of the Lowdown’ on September 4, Brave Words reported today (June 24). The album will be on indie label Dangerbird Records, with whom he signed back in May.
As in years past, the 2012 Larry Laoretti and Tico Torres Celebrities Fore Kids Golf Classic will feature a long list of notable celebrities playing with a group of four amateurs. Last year joining Laoretti on the golf course were baseball legend Jim Kaat, baseball Hall of Famers Jim Palmer and Mike Schmidt, hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Clark Gillies, pro golfers Tony Jacklin, Dana Quigley and Larry Ziegler and LPGA Tour pros Michelle McGann and Jackie Gallagher-Smith. In addition, Hall of Fame golfer Jack Nicklaus and his wife Barbara attended the awards dinner and participated in the live auction.Read the article here.
In the 11 years Celebrities Fore Kids, Inc., has been in existence, nearly $1.5 million has been raised to provide financial assistance to families who have children with cancer, and adults with cancer supporting children 18 years old and under living on the Treasure Coast.
It's been more than five years since Big & Rich released a new album, and they're coming back in a big way. The duo has partnered with two parts of legendary band Bon Jovi for collaborations on their upcoming album. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have been writing songs with Big Kenny and John Rich, as well as playing on the recording sessions, and even helping give the new project its title.If I may be permitted to get this off my chest... The plural of Jedi is Jedi (without the S)! ;) But anyway, you can read the rest of the article here.
"It came out in a writing session we were doing with Richie Sambora and [Jon] Bon Jovi we were doing the other week," Big Kenny told Nashville newspaper The Tennessean. "They are going to record the song on our new album and a line in the song was 'hillbilly jedis with attitude.' All of a sudden, Bon Jovi stops and says, 'Hillbilly Jedis? That's it. I'd buy that shirt.' We were like, 'Hey, that's about a descriptive as you can get of what we are.'"
"Summer's Gone," the final track on "Radio," was finished with the help of Jon Bon Jovi. " 'Summer's Gone' was something we wrote one verse to and then Jon Bon Jovi came by the studio one day and he called it Brian's 'My Way,' " Thomas said. "Jon collaborated with us a little on it, changing the melody in a couple of spots. He wrote some really nice verses that kind of tied it all in together. We definitely appreciated the contribution because it took it from one great verse to one great song."
