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Perhaps the first widely publicized "unplugged" performance on MTV was during the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, featuring Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performing "Wanted Dead or Alive." XTC had, however, preceded Bon Jovi in MTV Unplugged, performing in May of that year.

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MTV - 1989 - Jon Bon Jovi - Richie Sambora - XTC

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Following the popularity of the Bon Jovi performance, MTV began the Unplugged series of concerts.

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Nirvana's performance on Unplugged (see MTV Unplugged in New York) is also of special note; it was the last televised performance by Kurt Cobain, recorded just a few months before his suicide. Nirvana's performance consisted mostly of little-known material from themselves, the Meat Puppets, and David Bowie. This is a contrast to other Unplugged concerts, where artists largely perform their own songs.

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Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York - Kurt Cobain - Suicide - Meat Puppets - David Bowie

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On August 9 1995, hard rock legends KISS performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider an historical concert. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate in the event. Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the Unplugged show was so positive that, in 1996, the original lineup of KISS reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1979.

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August 9 - 1995 - KISS - Paul Stanley - Gene Simmons - Peter Criss - Ace Frehley - 1996 - 1979

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In 1996, another grunge legend Alice In Chains would give their last concert as a group on the show. Lead Singer Layne Staley was visibly in poor health from his heroin addiction (which eventually claimed his life) but gave an amazing performance along with the rest of the band.

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Alice In Chains - Layne Staley - Heroin

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MTV revived the series when Alicia Keys' Unplugged special aired on MTV on September 23, 2005. It was the first 'Unplugged' for Alicia and the first for MTV in nearly three years. Special guests for the performance include Mos Def, Common, Damian Marley and Maroon 5's Adam Levine. The show is scheduled to be released on CD and DVD in October 2005. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050831/ap_en_mu/music_alicia_keys

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September 23 - 2005 - Mos Def - Common - Damian Marley - Maroon 5 - Adam Levine - CD - DVD - October

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Artists featured on MTV Unplugged include:

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