LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up.
Bon Jovi hailed Springsteen as “my hero, my friend, my mentor” to a crowd of 2,000 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Instead of performing at the end of the evening as is traditional for the honoree, Bon Jovi got the nearly three-hour show going.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan hosted and relentlessly mocked Bon Jovi for his big hair and penchant for wearing short-shorts in the 1980s.
“Livin' On a Prayer” became an all-star finale, with Bon Jovi joined onstage by the other performers for a singalong.
Persons:
Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, ”, Jovi, Dorothea, Paul McCartney, Nancy, Robert Kraft, Rita Wilson, Adele, “, he’d, ” Melissa Etheridge, Larkin Poe, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, ” Pat Monahan, Shania Twain, Jason Isbell, Damiano David of Måneskin, Van Halen, Sammy Hager, Orianthi, Wolfgang Van Halen, ” Brandy Clark, Jim Gaffigan, Gaffigan, Jack Daniels, “ Livin, Kraft, I’ve
Organizations:
ANGELES, —, Los Angeles Convention, New England Patriots, “, Treaty, Sunday, Food Bank, Foundation, District of Columbia
Locations:
— New Jersey, West, New Jersey