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​ Madison Square Garden Backstage​

1983-09-24 - New York, NY

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Photograph of Jon and Dorothea outside of the band's Madison Square Garden dressing room.

Original hand-drawn Bon Jovi dressing room sign from the 1983 Madison Square Garden performance.​

Jon mixes backstage at Madison Square Garden with Polygram Records A&R executive Derek Shulman (left) and band manager Doc McGhee. Shulman, the former singer of prog-rock band Gentle Giant, went on to sign headline acts such as Cinderella, Dream Theater, and Pantera.

Bon Jovi celebrates their Madison Square Garden debut backstage, September 24, 1983. ​