Article: Bon Jovi still rockin', livin' on a prayer; Tour brings band to Verizon Center on Thursday; 'Idol' Daughtry opens.(SHOW)(RIFFS)

Byline: Jenny Mayo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The next time you feel like cracking a New Jersey joke, pause for a second to ponder the musicians the Garden State has given us. Some rank among the country's most successful in a host of genres, including Frank Sinatra, the Four Seasons, Queen Latifah, Bruce Springsteen and, of course, Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi has been delivering its brand of hard rock for close to a quarter century and, in that time, has sold more than 120 million albums, performed more than 2,500 concerts worldwide, and provided college co-eds and suburban moms alike with such perennial singalong favorites as "Livin' on a Prayer" and "It's My Life." In a recent ...

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