Album Rock Heartland Rock Roots Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Contemporary Folk Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Rock & Roll Bar Band Hard Rock. [57], Mellencamp's musical style has been described as rock,[55][58] heartland rock,[59] roots rock,[55][60] and folk rock. The musical toured 20 U.S. cities as a "radio play" in the fall of 2013 and toured 18 more cities across the U.S. in the fall of 2014. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. I sang a little bit on his record. [22] Two songs performed at the 2003 Town Hall concert, the 1962 Skeeter Davis hit "The End of the World" and the traditional folk song "House of the Rising Sun", did not make the final track list despite the album's official press release stating that the CD and digital versions "feature the complete 15-song concert. Take an old Rascals song for example there's everything from marching band beats to soul music to country sounds in one song. To sell out? "Everything is a possible song. If you listen to the lead Larry [Crane] plays on 'Face of the Nation,' he never would have played that 'cause he didn't really know who the Animals were. The worst thing was that I could have gone on making records like that for hundreds of years. John Mellencamp formerly John Cougar Mellencamp, formerly-formerly John Cougar is an American original. Said Mellencamp of his band during the 1987-88 Lonesome Jubilee Tour: "Just then, we were the best band in the world, bar none. Live at the Royal, which peaked at No. Mellencamp sang the gospel song "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" at White's funeral on July 2, 2002. I'm sitting there listening to it and thinking, "Did Rosanne Cash just kill that song or what!" Troye Kinnett grew up near Muncie, Ind. If you could imagine Tennessee Williams meets Stephen King. "[82][bettersourceneeded], Mellencamp supported Michael Bloomberg in his 2020 presidential campaign by taping a Bloomberg 2020 campaign ad that featured Mellencamp singing "Small Town". Mellencamp told iHeart Radio in January 2022 that Small Town was scheduled debut in Louisville in September 2022, but that didn't happen. [44], "I'm halfway done with the [new] record then the virus hit and I haven't been in the studio since the virus started," Mellencamp told Spin magazine in a feature that was published on Thanksgiving Day 2020. He is of Dutch ancestry. PolyGram loved Nothin' Matters. "George was a dreamer, and I was sorry to hear of his passing."[53]. In April 2007, Mellencamp performed for wounded troops at the Walter Reed Medical Center. Noted art writer Hilarie M. Sheets, a contributing editor to ARTnews who writes regularly for The New York Times, called Mellencamp "a natural storyteller" in a 2012 essay she wrote about his artwork. For Mellencamp, painting has always been a refuge, a solitary antidote to the hectic life of touring and performing. Urban has covered numerous Mellencamp songs in his concerts over the years, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack and Diane", "Authority Song", and "Rumble Seat". "It'll be like Alan Freed, like the old Moondog shows", Mellencamp told Billboard magazine prior to the tour: "When you went to see his shows, there was a movie like The Girl Can't Help It or something, and then three or four bands played. Prior to the 198586 Scarecrow Tour, during which he covered some of the same 1960s rock and soul songs he and his band rehearsed prior to the recording of Scarecrow, Mellencamp added fiddle player Lisa Germano to his band. Mike Wanchic Mike Wanchic, John's long time guitarist, recently completed production on singer/songwriter Stoll Vaughan's latest album The Conversation. This country's been hijacked. You as a listener will be awe-struck as you hear the lead singer, KC aka Casey Corrigan, take on the same powerful, heartaching voice as John Cougar Mellencamp and Bryan Adams. I don't think it's a good idea, and I sure don't advocate it, but I'm not going to judge people. Columbia Records executives, who were in attendance at the benefit shows, were so impressed with Mellencamp's live renditions of "Stones in My Passway" that they convinced him to record an album of vintage American songs, which ultimately became Trouble No More. "I see sadness in the world," Mellencamp says. 1:07. This other step that people keep wanting me to take to become another level of recording artist to be Madonna? I said to John, 'I didn't walk away thinking: I want to do that. I was hit by lightning by that concert. Learn all about John Mellencamp on AllMusic. "We were on the road for a long time after Scarecrow, so we were together a lot as a band," Mellencamp said in a 1987 Creem Magazine feature. The tour finally concluded with a tour of Canada in the summer of 2012. [93] It was reported that Mellencamp and Ryan broke up in the middle of 2014 after dating for over three years. John Mellencamp (born 7 October 1951 in Seymour, Indiana) is an American singer and a songwriter, known for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted by a series of 1980s hits, including "Jack & Diane", and by his role in the Farm Aid charity event. Please login or register . . His original intent was to duet on the Freedom's Road track Jim Crow" with singer and activist Joan Baez. [31][32] Mellencamp and Carter's duets album, titled Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, was released on April 28, 2017. 8), "Check It Out" (No. Maybe one of the reasons John Gunnell (a.k.a. On his 2007 album, Freedom's Road, Mellencamp included a hidden track called "Rodeo Clown", which was a direct reference to George W. Bush ("The bloody red eyes of the rodeo clown"). He doesn't see it as a precious or rarified activity but rather about staying productive, keeping his mind engaged, making something out of nothing. I mean, we were really good. In December 2015, Mellencamp began recording a duets album with Carlene Carter, who was his opening act for all shows on the Plain Spoken Tour and would join Mellencamp for two songs during his set. 2), "Rain on the Scarecrow" (No. Background "Cherry Bomb" features a female voice (Mellencamp background singer Crystal Taliefero) and two other male voices (band members Toby Myers and Mike Wanchic) in addition to Mellencamp's on the second verse.Mellencamp told GQ magazine in 2022 what inspired him to have voices other than his own take turns singing lead: "Sly and the Family Stone. On September 23, 2008, Mellencamp filmed a concert at the Crump Theatre in Columbus, Indiana for a new A&E Biography series called Homeward Bound. Mellencamp's best music is rock 'n roll stripped of all escapism, and it looks directly at the messiness of life as it's actually lived. That heart attack eventually forced him to cancel the last few weeks of the tour. You hear it, and it's like 'where did that come from?' No Better Than This is the first mono-only release to make the top 10 since James Brown's Pure Dynamite! In addition to the exhibitions listed above, Mellencamp was part of a group show at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1980, Mellencamp turned down the lead role in the movie The Idolmaker because, as he told the Toledo Blade in 1983, "I was afraid that if I made too much money, I'd have no motivation to make records anymore. Aronoff writes about the time John Mellencamp survived a motorcycle crash one week before the recording of breakthrough album "American Fool." Toby Myers, who played bass in Mellencamp's. Everything is a possible painting. It's one of the better songs of the last few years, actually. Trouble No More was released in 2003, dedicated to Mellencamp's friend Timothy White, and spent several weeks at No. Mellencamp's next studio album, 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee, included the singles "Paper in Fire" (No. He's played with the likes of John Mellencamp, Paul McCartney, Sting, Bon Jovi, Elton John, The Smashing Pumpkins, MeatloafThe list goes . But we had a very clear idea of what we wanted it to sound like, even before it was written, right through to the day it was mastered. Album Rock Heartland Rock Roots Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Contemporary Folk Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Rock & Roll Bar Band Hard Rock. In 1992 Jeff Porcaro died of a heart attack at the age of 38. His single "I Need a Lover" became a hit in Australia in 1978, and then a Top 30 track in the U.S. upon its release with the John Cougar album in 1979. [48] Written and produced solely by Mellencamp, "Wasted Days" is a song about aging and making the most of the time one has left. And I read the script and I thought, 'Yeah, I get it but I don't want to take my shirt off.' A third single, "Hand to Hold on To", made it to No. Writing and recording great songs that millions of people like and buy is not part of that sentimental pictureregardless of how comfortably the music itself sits within the genres parameters.". [2] Early life [ edit] McCain's campaign responded by pulling the songs from their playlist. "He is a great American musician from an agricultural heartland, which is close to our own agrarian roots," said Lois Riggins-Ezzell, the Tennessee State Museum's executive director. I'm gonna come out and play with upright bass and cocktail [drum] kits and a lot of acoustic instruments. And yet, George W. Bush has lied to us, failed to keep our own borders secure, entered a war under false pretense, endangered lives, and created financial chaos. ", In 1993, he released Human Wheels, and the title track peaked at No. He married fashion model Elaine Irwin on September 5, 1992. The album captures his live performance at Town Hall in New York City on July 31, 2003, in which he performed every track from his 2003 Trouble No More covers album in addition to a rendition of "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan and reworked versions of three of his own songs. [36], When debuting "Easy Target" on January 19, Mellencamp delivered insights into Sad Clowns & Hillbillies: "It's crazy the way it startedit was going to be a religious record. Mellencamp performed solo acoustic renditions of Seeger and Lee Hays' "If I Had a Hammer" and his own "A Ride Back Home.". "There were personal problems, cross-pollinated with professional issues. Toward the end, I didn't even go to the studio. Mellencamp has also stated that he's already working on the follow-up to Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. The song was a re-working of the 1964 Bob Dylan song "Only a Pawn in Their Game" that reflected on the killing of Civil Rights activist Medger Evers. Throughout his life, however, Mellencamp has continued to seriously explore painting. [77], In 2003, Mellencamp became one of the first entertainers to speak out against the Iraq War when he released the song "To Washington", which was also critical of the 2000 U.S. Presidential elections. That's rock 'n' roll at its very core. Perhaps this time we could even have a real election but that wouldn't fit the Bush administration's "take what you want and fire people later" policy. He's just incredible."[72]. Mellencamp's late mother, Marilyn, loved to paint landscapes and flowers, and her son fell in love with both art and music at an early age. He's young, and he grew up listening to Grand Funk Railroad. It wasn't let's go back and try to make this part fit into my song, but I wanted to capture the same feeling the way those songs used to make you feel. I was totally unaware of it until it showed up on the album jacket. and "Another Sunny Day 12/25", in addition to the title track, which hit No. "It's been fascinating to me how urban records use rhythm and electronics, and it's terribly challenging to make that work in the context of a rock band", Mellencamp told Billboard magazine in 1996. (The song would later be included, in a re-recorded version, on Mellencamp's 2017 album Sad Clowns & Hillbillies.) (T Bone) produced. He performed "Down by the River" on January 29, 2010, in Los Angeles in tribute to Neil Young, who was honored at the 20th annual MusiCares Person of the Year gala. Mellencamp and Green had a falling out in the early 2000s, and Green ultimately moved from Bloomington, Indiana to Taos, New Mexico in 2001. It was singularly the most important concert I've ever been to in my life because it showed me the way.[63][64]. It started out like 'Look, lets go back and do an old country religious record. "We'd finish a show and I'd go out and have steak and french fries and eggs at 4 in the morning and then go to sleep with all that in my gut. During the next forty years, the events of that night became the stuff of local legend. Mellencamp embarked on the Cuttin' Heads Tour in the summer of 2001, before the album was even released. [52] Mellencamp will launch a 76-date tour in 2023 called "Live and in Person" that will begin February 5 in Bloomington, Indiana and end on June 24 in South Bend, Indiana. '"[19] (In 2021, Mellencamp would partner with Turner Classic Movies to release a documentary of the tour on YouTube. Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty said of Mellencamp: John is one of the great American songwriters and a great rock spirit. In 2010, Mellencamp's music was used by the National Organization for Marriage at events opposing same-sex marriage. His emotionally authentic, straightforward rock n' roll reflects his upbringing in the Heartland, combining pop, country, and folk to create poetic grooves that you can also jam out to on a bar's jukebox. Though John Mellencamp has seen other band members, and wives, and personnel come and go, Wanchic, a Lexington, Kentucky-raised multi-instrumentalist and harmony vocalist, has been there through . Learning those opened the band's vision to try new things on my songs. [98] In November 2018, the couple became engaged. We were better. I wrote it just for this room. I was that close. Stay ornery, stay mean. John Mellencamp wrote every note everything the tiny little needle drops you hear in the back. One reviewer called the opening gig of the European leg of the tour "maybe the best rock-performance ever in Denmark. [10], "Learning those songs did a lot of positive things," Mellencamp explained to Creem writer Bill Holdship. [6], After 18 months of traveling between Indiana and New York City in 1974 and 1975, Mellencamp found someone receptive to his music and image in Tony DeFries of MainMan Management. During the pandemic, Mellencamp wrote at least 15 songs. But once this latest round of COVID hit I said, Guys, whats the difference this year, next year? Orpheus Descending will be released in February 2023. Joan Baez is a 66-year-old woman and the sweetest gal in the world.[80]. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County received mixed reviews upon its initial run in Atlanta. You know it, and I know it. The arrangements are more ambitious, with programs and loops going right along with real drums and guitars.". "Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar," Mellencamp said. The ASCAP Founders Award goes to pioneering ASCAP songwriters who have made exceptional contributions to music by inspiring and influencing their fellow music creators. "[36], In addition to his work on Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, Mellencamp wrote the title song to the 2017 American war movie The Yellow Birds, which was released on June 15, 2018, by Saban Films.[37][38]. "We realized more than ever what a big melting pot of all different types of music the '60s were. Pat Benatar recorded "I Need a Lover" on her debut album In the Heat of the Night. You can't be 22 years old and had two dates and understand that album. Mellencamp wrote over 30 songs for the record (only 13 made the final cut), and he wrote one song specifically for Room 414 at the Gunter Hotel Mellencamp told the San Antonio Express-News: "It's called 'Right Behind Me'. So that's where he came up with that name. October 7, 1951 in Seymour, IN. After the release of Mr. ", "John Cougar" redirects here. They depict existential scenes and human beings ridden with the angst of the everyday. On November 19, 1994 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Mellencamp performed an acoustic cover of Billy Joel's "Allentown" at a tribute event to Billy Joel. "[10], Scarecrow was the first album Mellencamp recorded at his own recording studio, jokingly dubbed "Belmont Mall", located in Belmont, Indiana and built in 1984. Strictly a One-Eyed Jack was released on January 21, 2022. It cost $280,000, do you believe that? The official description of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County from the Alliance Theatre website: In the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi in 1957, a terrible tragedy took the lives of two brothers and a beautiful young girl. John J. Mellencamp [1] (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. "We had a lot of discussions about the rhythm and blues music of the day. John Mellencamp Shares "Carolina Shag" Lyric Video- Reissue Of Seminal Album "Scarecrow" Out November 4th Read More. ", "Every day that I walk up in my art studio and I complete a painting, I have something to show for my time", says Mellencamp, who sees himself painting through old age. Mellencamp participated in a tribute concert for Pete Seeger's 90th birthday on May 3, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York City which raised funds for an environmental organization founded by Seeger to preserve and protect the Hudson River. 48 on the Billboard singles chart. "[62], Urban told the Vancouver Sun in 2016: "For me, The Lonesome Jubilee was the defining record and tour. Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign, Illinois, to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. system, Mellencamp, armed with an acoustic guitar and accompanied only by an accordionist and a violist, dubbed the jaunt "Live in the Streets: The Good Samaritan Tour". On August 24, 2022, he shared the lyrics to a brand new song called The Eyes of Portland a diatribe against homelessness that will be on the new record. "For the last four decades, John Mellencamp has captured the American experience in his songs", said ASCAP President Paul Williams. While it was intended to be a flag football thing, it descended into . It was a different sound.". Rees gets some humorous comments from Mellencamp band members who were instructed to and had to sign a form saying they would not be within 250 feet of Dylanor even look him in the eye! He also revealed that the album had the working title of Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. 61) along with the popular album tracks "Hard Times for an Honest Man" and "The Real Life", both of which cracked the top 10 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. [7] DeFries insisted that Mellencamp's first album, Chestnut Street Incident, a collection of covers and a handful of original songs, be released under the stage name Johnny Cougar, insisting that the bumpy German name "Mellencamp" was too hard to market. "For the first time ever, we talked about the record before we started. People are worried. I went to New York and everybody said, 'You sound like a hillbilly.' [41], In two separate 2018 television interviews, Mellencamp teased a musical he is working on based on his 1982 No. Mellencamp's paintings from the 1990sof family and friends and many of himselfshow lone figures isolated frontally against simple, shadowy backgrounds. See the Actress' Sweet Surprise Announcement", "Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp Split, Call Off Engagement: She 'Had Enough', "John Mellencamp Dating Skincare Expert Nurse Jamie Following Meg Ryan Split", "Rocker John Mellencamp and Beauty Expert Nurse Jamie Split", "John Cougar: Pink Houses In The Midwest", AMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Mellencamp&oldid=1138995868, Mike Wanchic guitars, backing vocals (1976present), Andy York guitars, backing vocals (1994present), Dane Clark drums, backing vocals (1996present), Troye Kinnett keyboards, accordion, backing vocals (2006present), Robert "Ferd" Frank bass, backing vocals (19771981), Tom Knowles drums, backing vocals (19771979), Pat Peterson backing vocals (19812006), John Cascella keyboards, accordion (19841992), Michael Ramos keyboards, accordion (20022005), Courtney Kaiser-Sandler - backing vocals, percussion (2000-2005), Moe Z M.D. Last four decades, John Mellencamp formerly John Cougar is an American original '' redirects here and playing! 98 ] in November 2018, the events of that night became the stuff of local legend Need! 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