JBJ inducts Southside into NJ Hall of Fame, Desmond Child Live out now

Jon Bon Jovi was recently on hand to induct one of his idols -- Southside Johnny -- into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Jon, who was himself inducted in 2009, made a nice speech, as did Southside:

Southside and Jon (and the Kings of Suburbia) also performed "I Don't Want to Go Home", from Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes' debut album of the same name:

In other news, Desmond Child Live has officially been released. I first posted about Desmond's new live album when his version of "Livin' on a Prayer" came out, but now you can purchase or stream the whole album. Here's the track list:

1. Livin' on a Prayer
2. You Give Love a Bad Name / Dude Looks Like a Lady - feat. Justin Benlolo
3. Angel
4. I was Made for Lovin' You - feat. Justin Benlolo
5. I Hate Myself for Loving You - feat. Lena Hall
6. Weird
7. Where do I Go from You - feat. Tabitha Fair
8. How Can we be Lovers - feat. Justin Benlolo
9. We All Sleep Alone - feat. Tabitha Fair
10. Love on a Rooftop - feat. Rouge
11. The Cup of Life / Livin' La Vida Loca / Shake your Bon Bon / She Bangs
12. (You want to) Make a Memory / I was Made for Lovin' You (outro)

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Desmond Child releases Livin' on a Prayer

Bon Jovi fans would know songwriter Desmond Child for his elite contributions to some of the band's most important tracks. Well, Desmond is releasing a live album featuring his renditions of some of the songs he's written for various artists.

The aptly titled Desmond Child Live was recorded at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City. It's due for release on October 25 and Desmond has just dropped the first song from it -- "Livin' on a Prayer". You can listen to it below:

Desmond Child Live is available for pre-order now.

What do you think of Desmond's version of "Prayer"?

Here's a snippet of video from his Instagram:

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Grammy-winning and Emmy nominated songwriter-producer Desmond Child has shared the first track, “Livin’ On A Prayer” from his upcoming album DESMOND CHILD LIVE, available worldwide on October 25 via BMG. Link in Bio. #LivinOnAPrayer #Single #Release #NewMusicAlert

A post shared by Desmond Child (@desmond.child) on Sep 27, 2019 at 7:43am PDT

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Sambora / Bon Jovi expectations?

Recent Richie Sambora tweets on his upcoming album:

Peeps are asking about my realese date..... Prob late July. Maybe some live dates right after on into early fall...
1:52 PM - 29 Feb 12 via Twitter for iPad

Lotta peeps askin bout my record. Should be pretty much done by the end of the month. Did a mix today. 3 songs done.
1:13 PM - 3 Mar 12 via Twitter for iPhone

The principle theme of the record is the ups and downs of my life over the past decade. What I've learned and observed.
2:32 AM - 7 Mar 12 via Twitter for iPhone

I wanna thank everyone for all the ideas for the title ideas... I got one. I'll tell ya's when I get it all solidified.
10:30 AM - 7 Mar 12 via Twitter for iPad

Desmond Child has also posted some photos on his Facebook page saying he is writing with Jon and Richie on the next Bon Jovi album.

What are you expecting or hoping for from the band's next album and Richie's solo work?