Bon Jovi, the “good ol' boy of rock”, will have his own documentary series

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story is the title of the four-part documentary series Which tells the past and future of one of the most famous rock bands in the world, which will premiere on the streaming platform Disney+ on April 26 of this year.

The series tells its story spanning 40 years, and follows the American band since February 2022, when it “reached the brink of the abyss” after an injury to the vocal cords of its leader, Jon Bon Jovi, who was forced to endure harsh criticism from many. Social networks and media that expected a sad farewell for the artist.

But today he is still active in music. He has dedicated himself to helping people through a restaurant chain by offering free food to those in need, and he recently won a Grammy Award in the 2024 Person of the Year category.

“The personalities who have received this award before are incredible. It is a great honor that it is given to me. I feel like I am entering Mount Rushmore,” the artist said when preparing to enter the Best Music Awards ceremony, which was presented on February 4 in Los Angeles (USA). In the music industry.” (United.) The category he won is part of MusiCares, the founding arm of the Recording Academy, which produces the Grammy Awards and provides emergency financial assistance, such as medical expenses, disaster relief and treatment for serious illnesses, to members of the music community.

What will the production be like?

As for the audio-visual production that will also pay tribute, it is known that it will include 40 years of personal videos, unpublished first versions, original lyrics and never-before-seen photographs that narrate the track from the theaters of the New Jersey coast. To the world's biggest stages with the group that bears his last name.

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story is directed and produced by multiple Emmy Award winner Gotham Chopra, and produced by Gisele Barretts, Amith Sankaran and Alex Trudeau Viriato.

The group debuted in 1984 with their self-titled album, whose single “Runaway” entered the Billboard Hot 100, sparking significant interest in the rock scene, which at the time was led by hard rock and heavy metal.

After two years the band showed that it has everything to achieve success. With the album Slippery When Wet they became a star. This album was the best-selling album of 1987 and made the group's sound louder around the world. It is said that since its release until 2008, this musical work has sold twenty-eight million copies. Additionally, it spawned hit singles such as “You Give Love a Bad Name”, “Living on a Prayer”, “Bad Medicine”, and the ballad “I'll Be There for You”.

Its success was so great that Bon Jovi They were the headline band at the 1987 Monsters of Rock festival, competing against a host of heavy rockers: Metallica, WASP and Anthrax, among others. The singer and group experimented with new sounds (after the good reception of their third album, New Jersey, from which they had hits like Bad Medicine, Born to Be My Baby or Lay Your Hands On Me), taking their music to a more commercial level with albums like Keep the Faith, Crush, and Have a Nice Day, which have long been criticized by his followers. However, now 61 years old, no one can deny that Bon Jovi made history and that their leader has always been a great rock man.

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