09/08/2026
Emilio Estevez originally called Jon Bon Jovi just asking to license "Wanted Dead or Alive" for Young Guns II. Jon thought the movie deserved its own outlaw anthem, wrote "Blaze of Glory" on a diner napkin, and brought in Jeff Beck to lay down that searing slide guitar. It goes all the way to No. 1 on this day in classic rock history, September 8th 1990!
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