“Runaway” was more than Bon Jovi’s debut single. It was also the song that helped get the band into the spotlight. It won a local radio competition that led to the group’s first record deal.

"You know what they say: If you know your history, you know where you're going," says Runaway June's Naomi Cooke. The trio's new Backstory EP — out Friday (Aug. 20) — is a three-song journey through a ...