Alec John Such, a bassist and founding member of rock band Bon Jovi, has passed away at the age of 70. He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the ’80s. As manager of the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Such booked Jon Bon Jovi & The Wild Ones before joining the singer-songwriter’s band. The Yonkers, New York-born Such was a veteran figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene that helped spawn Bon Jovi.
Such had played in a band called the Message with Sambora.
“He was an original,” Bon Jovi wrote in a post on Twitter. “As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.”īon Jovi credited Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought guitarist and songwriter Richie Sambora to see the band perform. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn’t immediately respond to messages. No details on when or how Such died were immediately available. Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of Such, the New Jersey rock band’s bassist from 1983 to 1994. NEW YORK - Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. Trump hits Lady Gaga, Bon Jovi, ‘Beyonsee’ for backing Biden Jon Bon Jovi tests positive for COVID, cancels concert in Miami Beach How Bon Jovi is the Super Bowl hip-hop halftime show’s secret weapon Bon Jovi sells $22M NYC condo to former Disney prez Michael Ovitz
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