Alec John Such

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Alec John Such, Original Bon Jovi Bassist, Dies At 70 (myq105.com)

Bon Jovi's original bass player, Alec John Such, has died at the age of 70. No cause of death has been revealed yet. The band announced his passing on ...

He was included in their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Such was a founding member of the band and was with them through their most successful era, playing on the Slippery When Wet and New Jersey albums. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.

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Alec John Such, Bon Jovi's First Bassist, Dies at 70 (Variety)

Bassist Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died at the age of 70, Jon Bon Jovi announced on social media today (June 5).

The reason I got into a band to begin with is because I didn’t want to work.” He was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald, who became an official member of the band in 2016. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. I was a good 10 years older than the rest of the band. “I was 31 when I joined. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such,” Bon Jovi posted.

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Founding Bon Jovi bass player Alec John Such dies, band announces (nj.com)

Such left the band in 1994, but returned to perform with the band when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

“It felt like work, and I didn’t want to work. “We are heartbroken to hear the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. “He was an original. “When I was 43, I started to get burned out,” he said.

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Former Bon Jovi bassist, founding member Alec John Such dies (WOKV)

Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of John Such, the New Jersey rock band's bassist from 1983 to 1994. No details on when or how John Such died were ...

"And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision." He played with Bon Jovi through the group's heyday in the 1980s. A publicist for singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi didn't immediately respond to messages.

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Alec John Such Dies: Bassist And Founding Member In Bon Jovi ... (Deadline)

“He was an original. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. … To be honest, we found our way to each other thru him — ...

At the time, John Such was the manager of what was then the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, booking an early Bon Jovi band there. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. Alec John Such, a founding member of rock band Bon Jovi, has died at age 70.

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Alec John Such, Bon Jovi's Founding Bassist, Dead at 70 (Rolling Stone)

The band confirmed the death of their former bassist Sunday in a statement on social media. No cause of death was provided. “We are heartbroken to hear the news ...

As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. The band continued, “Alec was always wild and full of life. In a separate tweet, keyboardist David Bryan — who enlisted Such to join the then-newly assembled collection of musicians behind singer Jon Bon Jovi, fresh off his local hit “Runaway” — wrote of Such, “RIP my soul brother….

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Reports: Alec John Such, founding member of Bon Jovi, dies (CBS News)

Alec John Such, a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died, according to multiple published reports.

"As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. Alec was always wild and full of life. "We are heartbroken to hear of the news of the passing of our dear friend Alec John Such. He was an original," Bon Jovi posted on social media.

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