Watch Richie Sambora reunite with Bon Jovi for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance

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Original guitarist returns for first time in five years

Richie Sambora returned to the Bon Jovi ranks on Saturday, marking his first performance with the band since 2013.

The reunited New Jersey rockers performed You Give Love A Bad Name, It’s My Life, When We Were Us (complete with Richie’s newly reissued Ovation double-neck) and Livin’ On A Prayer, which you can watch above.

Jovi’s current guitarist, Phil X, also performed throughout the set, while former bassist Alec Such played with the band for the first time since 1994.

Other inductees this year included The Cars, Nina Simone, Dire Straits (who awkwardly collected their award minus no-show Mark Knopfler), The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.