With hits such as "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name" and "Wanted Dead or Alive", Bon Jovi filled stadiums in the 1980s during its spectacular world tours.
The New Jersey hard rockers were led by their namesake, singer Jon Bon Jovi, who said on Twitter that "as a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was an integral part of forming the band."
The cause of death was not specified.
Jon Bon Jovi added that Alec John Such was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought Richie Sambora to see the band live before he later joined as lead guitarist.
Unlike many contemporary bands, Bon Jovi has maintained a more family-oriented image, which has allowed them to have fans in various parts of the world.
(lr) Hugh McDonald, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres and David Bryan at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland Kevin Kane Getty/AFP/Archives
The band is still one of the biggest selling records in rock history and has a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Alec John Such, who played with the band from 1983 to 1994 and Sambora, who left in 2013, joined the roster for the 2018 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. legendary artists and groups such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan or Pink Floyd.
"When Jon Bon Jovi called me and asked me to join his band several years ago, I quickly realized how serious he was and that he had a vision he wanted to take us to. “, had declared Alec John Such during the ceremony.
(lr) Hugh McDonald, Alec John Such, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Tico Torres and Richie Sambora at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland Mike Coppola Getty/AFP/Archives
“I am only too happy to have been part of this vision”.
Bon Jovi was one of the first Western rock bands allowed to tour the Soviet Union, when the communist bloc opened up with Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms.
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