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Paul Elliott

“I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all!”: Was Bon Jovi’s 1989 acoustic performance really the inspiration for MTV Unplugged?

Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi.

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 Awards, staged at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

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