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Article: Have a nice day, Y'ALL! Rock superstars Bon Jovi are a hit with country music fans.(Features)
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
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- June 2, 2006
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Byline: ANDY COLEMAN
ROCKERS Bon Jovi as country music stars? You'd better believe it! "Yee Haw," hollers lead singer Jon Bon Jovi, cowboy style, as he tells me of the band's unexpected crossover success.
The New Jersey superstars, who play Coventry's Ricoh Stadium on Wednesday, have made musical history by becoming the first rock band in 30 years to top the Billboard Hot Country Chart.
The song that's done it, Who Says You Can't Go Home, is a duet with Jennifer Nettles from the group Sugarland.
Taken from Bon Jovi's latest album, Have A Nice Day, it was written by Jon and guitarist Richie Richie Sambora. "We were just doing what we do ...