What is Alec John Such?
'''Alexander John Such''' (November 14, 1951 &ndash; June 4, 2022) was an American bassist.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61701017 | title=Alec John Such: Former Bon Jovi bassist dies aged 70 | work=BBC News | date=June 6, 2022 }}</ref> He was best known as a founding member of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Bon Jovi]], and as their bass player, from 1983 to 1994.<ref>[https://variety.com/2022/music/news/alec-john-such-bon-jovi-bassist-dead-1235285223/ Alec John Such, Bon Jovi’s First Bassist, Dies at 70]</ref> He was inducted into the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/05/1103173736/alec-john-such-dies-former-bon-jovi-bassist?t=1654518958095 | title=Alec John Such, a founding member of Bon Jovi, dies at 70 | website=NPR | date=June 5, 2022 }}</ref> He was born in [[Yonkers, New York]]. Such died on June 4, 2022 from a [[heart attack]] at his home in [[Horry County, South Carolina]], aged 70.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-61701017 | title=Alec John Such: Former Bon Jovi bassist dies aged 70 | work=BBC News | date=June 6, 2022 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Such, Alec John}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:American bass guitarists]] [[Category:Musicians from New York (state)]] [[Category:People from Yonkers, New York]] [[Category:American rock guitarists]] {{US-bio-stub}}