“Runaway” was more than Bon Jovi’s debut single. It was also the song that helped get the band into the spotlight. It won a local radio competition that led to the group’s first record deal.

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Folks love the music made by Jon Bon Jovi for a lot of reasons. Authenticity has to rank way up at the top of that list. Even as he’s become one of the biggest superstars in the business, he comes off ...

Jon Bongiovi Jr. was once just a 21-year-old kid from New Jersey with a dream – and a cousin who ran one of the best studios in New York – when he recorded “Runaway” and began getting airplay on local ...