Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. His track "Blaze of Glory" climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking a major milestone in his career beyond Bon Jovi.

These rock ballads still get people to stand up and raise their lighters, swaying side to side, even though many of them only come from cover bands nowadays.

In 1990, Jon Bon Jovi stepped outside his band and into a solorcareer to release a song that would become one of the defining power ballads of the decade. His track, "Blaze of Glory" climbed to No. 1 ...