[93] It was reported that Mellencamp and Ryan broke up in the middle of 2014 after dating for over three years. Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. They don't care how they hear it as long as they hear it good and loud and clear the way you've always been saying it all along. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Mellencamp has announced a massive North American tour, dubbed Live and In Person 2023. I walked away feeling: I get it just put all the things you love into what you do.' As of 2018, she has released thirteen albums. In a September 2020 interview, Mellencamp guitarist Andy York said that 10 songs have already been recorded and mixed for the album, but a planned final session in April 2020 to complete the project was scuttled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They need to know that somewhere out there somebody feels the way that they do in the small towns and in the big cities. At Gaff's request, Mellencamp moved to London, England, for nearly a year to record, promote, and tour behind 1978's A Biography. She harmonizes with Mellencamp on "My Sweet Love" and provides background vocals to three other songs on Life, Death, Love and Freedom, which became the ninth Top 10 album of Mellencamp's career when it debuted at No. 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! 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. The arrangements are more ambitious, with programs and loops going right along with real drums and guitars.". T Bone Burnett is going to come out to Indiana sometime in early January and we're gonna go into the studio for however long it takes to make a new album. On the 1984 Uh-Huh Tour, Mellencamp opened his shows with cover versions of songs he admired growing up, including Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", the Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood", Lee Dorsey's "Ya Ya", and the Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina". Maybe one of the reasons John Gunnell (a.k.a. I was hit by lightning by that concert. Mellencamp recorded the album using a 1955 Ampex portable recording machine and only one microphone, requiring all the musicians to gather together around the mic. Mellencamp confessed in a 2005 interview: "That [name] was put on me by some manager. On October 6, 2008, Mellencamp won the prestigious Classic Songwriter Award at the 2008 Q Awards in London, England. [2] Early life [ edit] [33] "We wrote a couple of songs together, and she wrote some and I wrote some," Mellencamp told USA Today of the material on Sad Clowns & Hillbillies. John Mellencamp wrote every note everything the tiny little needle drops you hear in the back. No Better Than This was released on August 17, 2010, and peaked at No. His discovery of early 20th-century modernists including Chaim Soutine, Walt Kuhn, and particularly the German Expressionists Otto Dix and Max Beckmann pointed the way toward a visceral, pared-down approach to portraiture. 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. In the liner notes to Mellencamps 2010 box set On the Rural Route 7609, Anthony DeCurtis wrote of Mellencamps influence on the No Depression movement: "In finding his voice as a lyricist and activist, Mellencamp also crafted a more fitting musical vision for himself (in the mid-1980s). In 2001, Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said: John Mellencamp is arguably the most important roots rocker of his generation. "Wild Night" became Mellencamp's biggest hit in years, peaking at No. "[12], As Frank DiGiacomo of Vanity Fair wrote in 2007, "The Lonesome Jubilee was the album in which Mellencamp defined his now signature sound: a rousing, crystalline mix of acoustic and electric guitars, Appalachian fiddle, and gospel-style backing vocals, anchored by a crisp, bare-knuckle drumbeat and completed by his own velveteen rasp."[13]. [31][32] Mellencamp and Carter's duets album, titled Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, was released on April 28, 2017. "[67], In June 2019, WhyHunger bestowed Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide. I ain't lying. [6] During this period, Mellencamp, who had given up drugs and alcohol before graduating from college, decided to pursue a career in music and traveled to New York City in an attempt to land a record contract. Shortly after finishing Scarecrow, Mellencamp helped organize the first Farm Aid benefit concert with Willie Nelson and Neil Young in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. The albums second single, "Chasing Rainbows", was released on December 10, 2021. 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"). The show featured performers returning to small venues where they performed during the early stages of their careers. Said Carter in 2015: "The way John Mellencamp and I met was he invited me to come and sing this song he had written for the movie that Meg Ryan has coming out called Ithaca. "His infectious melodies and compassionate lyrics, wrapped in workingman's rock, crystallize life's joys and struggles and illuminate the human condition. Discovering Beckmann to me was like discovering Woody Guthrie or Bob Dylan.". 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. Learn all about John Mellencamp on AllMusic. Also Known As. The album was released on September 23, 2014. ', "JOHN MELLENCAMP'S 'PLAIN SPOKEN' CONCERT FILM HEADED TO NETFLIX", John Mellencamp Debuts at No. Home Help Search Login Register John Mellencamp Community > MELLENCAMP.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS > Announcements & Updates > Mellencamp Band Member Update We had a very distinct vision of what should be happening here. You'll get three different types of John Mellencamp, and you'll get a movie.". October 7, 1951 in Seymour, IN. During the pandemic, Mellencamp wrote at least 15 songs. But some of those songs we didnt record were pretty good, too.[49], In the summer of 2022, Mellencamp confirmed through his social media channels that he is, indeed, working on the follow-up to Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. Mellencamp sees Scarecrow as the start of the alternative country genre: "I think I invented that whole 'No Depression' thing with the Scarecrow album, though I don't get the credit," he told Classic Rock magazine in October 2008.[11]. [50], During a performance in his hometown of Seymour, Indiana on September 17, 2022 to benefit the Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, Mellencamp revealed the title of the new record to be Orpheus Descending. "Think about it: Isn't that where music started? "Do you guys know who Orpheus was? 15 hit "Authority Song", which he said is "our version of 'I Fought the Law'." Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Im already writing songs for another record, so thats how far ahead I am, Mellencamp said. After the release of Mr. Mellencamp's artwork has been the focus of a number of exhibitions. Mellencamp said that he wrote no new material for the project. The soundtrack includes Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello, Taj Mahal, Ryan Bingham, Will Dailey and Neko Case among others singing the songs Mellencamp wrote. 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. He's always been somewhat feisty, and his 'Authority Song' tells that story. And I wrote quite a few songs for this record, and some of the songs didnt have his voice, didnt have the feeling that this record has. Born . Posted: Oct 16, 2018 / 03:51 PM EDT. 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Pages: [ 1] It was singularly the most important concert I've ever been to in my life because it showed me the way.[63][64]. "There were personal problems, cross-pollinated with professional issues. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer brought his North American tour . Born October 7, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana, John Mellencamp fell in love with music at an early age and was gigging in local bars and fronting a soul band by the time he was 14. John J. Mellencamp [1] (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. Troye, a native Hoosier, joined the band in the midst of the Words and Music Tour, and has made an impact in Mellencamp's music since joining, both in the studio and during the live shows. In 1991, Mellencamp said: "'Big Daddy' was the best record I ever made. In 1982 Michael Porcaro joined as bassist. He's played with the likes of John Mellencamp, Paul McCartney, Sting, Bon Jovi, Elton John, The Smashing Pumpkins, MeatloafThe list goes . "Sugar Hill Mountain" is a fiddle-driven folk song that describes an idyllic location where there's "bubble gum and cigarette trees", no clocks, every day is spring, and anything you need is "gratis." His work has also been exhibited at Herron School of Art and Design, a division of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. We asked why and they said, 'She can't fit here, period.' PolyGram loved Nothin' Matters. "When the song first came out I was in the car one day and we were driving to the airport and I had my kids with me and a radio station was playing 'To Washington' and having callers call in", Mellencamp said. Art writer Doug McClemont, in a review for Art Space, stated: "Mellencamp paints handsomely grotesque portraits in oil that are as solemn and stirring as his hit songs are catchy and inspirational. "Some guy comes on and says, 'I don't know who I hate the most, John Mellencamp or Osama bin Laden.'"[78]. I write a lot of sad songs, so it's like Sad Clowns & Hillbilliesthat's where it came from. Our band features a Grammy award winner to those that have toured with some of the biggest names in the industry. 912 Concerts. [100], In April 2020, it was reported that Mellencamp has been dating skincare expert Jamie Sherrill since the beginning of the year. In April 2007, Mellencamp performed for wounded troops at the Walter Reed Medical Center. I was totally unaware of it until it showed up on the album jacket. Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty said of Mellencamp: John is one of the great American songwriters and a great rock spirit. I've recorded 10 and I have 17 more to do and I'll pick 10 of the 27 songs". "[29] Mellencamp said Dylan's endorsement was worth more than 10 Grammys.[30]. In 1988, Rolling Stone magazine called this version of Mellencamp's band "one of the most powerful and versatile live bands ever assembled." He had his first major museum exhibition, Nothing Like I Planned, at Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, from April 12 through June 10, 2012. 5 overall and also dubbed "Troubled Land" No. [1] She began her career as a violinist for John Mellencamp. Happy Go Lucky and a subsequent four-month tour from March to July 1997 to promote it, Mellencamp signed a four-album deal with Columbia Records, although he wound up making only three albums for the label. And it doesn't matter if they hear it on a jukebox, in the local gin mill, or in a goddamn truck commercial because they ain't gonna hear it on the radio any more. In 1980, Mellencamp returned with the Steve Cropper-produced Nothin' Matters and What If It Did, which yielded two Top 40 singles "This Time" (No. To anybody who's said thank you to me, I say, 'You're very nice, but, really, thank you. When I put it together it felt like John Huston sent me all these songs. During the 198788 Lonesome Jubilee Tour, Mellencamp was joined onstage by surprise guest Bruce Springsteen at the end of his May 26, 1988, gig in Irvine, California, for a duet of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", which Mellencamp performed as the penultimate song during each show on that tour. Daughter Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave was a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for three seasons. [88][89] He donated $1.5 million to the school to build an indoor athletics training facility, which was named John Mellencamp Pavilion. Troye Kinnett grew up near Muncie, Ind. Mellencamp also tried to control how his band members cut loose. That's from a song of his called 'Life is Short Even on Its Longest Days.' 2), "Rain on the Scarecrow" (No. A national treasure, he's also one of the truly great music creators that can make us care, move, clap and sing along. [10], "Learning those songs did a lot of positive things," Mellencamp explained to Creem writer Bill Holdship. 21) and "Rumble Seat" (No. [39] The 80-minute film is more of a documentary than a true concert film, as Mellencamp narrates the entire presentation with stories about his childhood, his early days in music, his relationship with his family, the music business and many more topics. "Our Country", the first single from Freedom's Road, was played as the opening song on Mellencamp's 2006 spring tour, and the band that opened for him on that tour, Little Big Town, was called on to record harmonies on the studio version of "Our Country", as well as seven other songs on Freedom's Road. In addition to the score, Mellencamp wrote two original songs for Ithaca: "Sugar Hill Mountain" (sung by Carlene Carter) and "Seeing You Around" (sung by Leon Redbone). In an "Open Letter to America" on his website, Mellencamp stated: The Governor of California was removed from office based on finance troubles. Now, we weren't playing the best songs in the world. John Mellencamp - Pink Houses John Mellencamp - Jack and Diane John Melloncamp - Wild Night Johnny . Theres no difference. So next year, hopefully, well be on top of (the pandemic) and itll feel alright to go out. [49]. We need you to be pissed off, and restless because no matter what they tell uswe know this country is going to hell in a handcart. The play is called "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County", about two brothers who hate each other. Later on, we wrote some really good songs together," Mellencamp told the Bloomington Herald Times shortly after Green's death. [5] Riva Records added "I Need a Lover" to Mellencamp's next album released in the United States, 1979's John Cougar, where the song became a No. "[5], During his college years, Mellencamp played in several local bands, including the glitter-band Trash, which was named for a New York Dolls song, and he later got a job in Seymour installing telephones. "[76], The Alliance Theatre described the show as a "Southern Gothic musical fraught with mystery, tragedy and ghosts of the past.". The album, which was released on July 15, 2008, was produced by T Bone Burnett. He signed with Starbucks' Hear Music label to distribute the album and said, "they think it's a fucking masterpiece". "[73], The film news website Deadline Hollywood, reported that the filmmakers of "The Legend of Jack and Diane," were inspired by Mellencamp's song "Jack & Diane," began production in Los Angeles in January 2022, and are in talks with Mellencamps team about music for the film.[74]. [65], On September 9, 2010, Mellencamp received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville. To kiss somebody's ass? In the fall of 2015, a showing of Mellencamp's artwork, titled "John Mellencamp: The Isolation of Mister", ran at the ACA Galleries in New York City. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire", and "Cherry Bomb". And the movie is wonderful. 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. And they gave me this script called Thelma & Louise and they said, 'The guy wrote the part with you in mind, John, you really gotta do this part.' In addition to the exhibitions listed above, Mellencamp was part of a group show at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. John Mellencamp's former keyboardist Eric Franklin Rosser pleads guilty after being named the first-ever child pornography suspect placed on the FBI's Most Wanted list. With some commercial success under his belt, Mellencamp had enough clout to force the record company to add his real surname, Mellencamp, to his stage moniker. 88: 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County', a Musical for Men", "Stephen King and John Mellencamp Will Redevelop GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY for Licensing", "An Open Letter to America: It's Time to Take Back Our Country", "Mellencamp Music for McCain? McCain's campaign responded by pulling the songs from their playlist. I don't think it's a good idea, and I sure don't advocate it, but I'm not going to judge people. I'd listen to this record, that record. 2 and 16 weeks in the top 10, and "Jack & Diane", which was a No. I could have done this in my studio. According to Dr. Louis A. Zona, director and curator of the Butler Institute: "I was interested in the dialogue between Mellencamp's work and the Butler's more traditional collection of 19th- and 20th- century American art by masters including John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, and Raphael Soyer. "It's very rock 'n' roll", Mellencamp said of Whenever We Wanted: "I just wanted to get back to the basics. 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. Mellencamp rose to fame in the 1980s while "honing an almost startlingly plainspoken writing style" that, starting in 1982, yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack & Diane", "Crumblin' Down", "Pink Houses", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Small Town", "R.O.C.K. Mellencamp has won one Grammy Award (Best Male Rock Performer for "Hurts So Good" in 1983) and been nominated for 12 others. During his induction speech for Mellencamp, Joel said:[69]. I wrote it just for this room. There's no orchestra, just two twangy acoustic guitars, an accordion, and a fiddle. If these works are any indication, plain painting can be extraordinarily eloquent.". And I said, 'Well, I am.' But that's a good thing. Please login or register . During the recording of Uh-Huh, Mellencamp's backing band settled on the lineup it retained for the next several albums: Kenny Aronoff on drums and percussion, Larry Crane and Mike Wanchic on guitars, Toby Myers on bass and John Cascella on keyboards. "I see sadness in the world," Mellencamp says. 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. 1:07. You hear it, and it's like 'where did that come from?' 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