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  • Dec 28, 1950
    Bass player Hugh McDonald is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A session player for Willie Nelson, Michael Bolton and Ricky Martin, he's generally regarded as an unofficial member of Bon Jovi, appearing on the band's 2006 country hit "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Oct 7, 1953
    Drummer Tico Torres is born in New Jersey. He earns acclaim as a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, which nets a country hit in 2006 with "Who Says You Can't Go Home," featuring Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles
    Nov 14, 1956
    Bassist Alec John Such is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He becomes a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, eventually leaving in 1994. The group is mentioned in the lyrics of Joe Nichols' 2005 country hit "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
    Jul 11, 1959
    Rock guitarist Richie Sambora is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He gains prominence as a member of Bon Jovi, a band that earns a country hit in 2006 by teaming up with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Feb 7, 1962
    Keyboard player David Bryan is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He earns acclaim as a member of the rock band Bon Jovi, which scores a country hit in 2006 with "Who Says You Can't Go Home," featuring Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles
    Mar 2, 1962
    Jon Bon Jovi is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He sings lead for the rock band Bon Jovi, which finds its way into the country charts in 2006 by working with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Jan 23, 1984
    Mercury releases the self-titled debut album by New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi. Unpredictably, the band earns a country hit 22 years later by teaming with Jennifer Nettles on "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    Mar 13, 1988
    Dolly Parton wins two trophies during the People's Choice Awards, aired by CBS from the 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles. Also winning: Kenny Rogers, Whitney Houston, John Ritter, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, Bon Jovi and Clint Eastwood
    Apr 29, 1989
    Jon Bon Jovi marries Dorothea Hurley at the Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas. Seventeen years and four kids later, he appears on the country charts with Jennifer Nettles singing "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
    May 31, 1993
    Future country hitmaker Jon Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, have their first daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, in Red Bank, New Jersey

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