10 in April 1964. Mellencamp's paintings from the 1990sof family and friends and many of himselfshow lone figures isolated frontally against simple, shadowy backgrounds. [98] In November 2018, the couple became engaged. You'll get three different types of John Mellencamp, and you'll get a movie.". Mellencamp's interest in painting began in early life but was superseded in the 1980s by his skyrocketing musical career. 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. You can't be 22 years old and had two dates and understand that album. He returned to the concert stage in early 1995 by playing a series of dates in small Midwestern clubs under the pseudonym Pearl Doggy. All of that failure and frustration had energized every guy in the band to the infantile level of, 'We're going to show 'em all they were wrong.' [42] Mellencamp confirmed in 2021 that it will be a jukebox musical titled Small Town and the story will involve two kids named Jack and Diane. 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The first song with video, "Jena", was introduced on Mellencamp's website in October 2007. "[25], In January 2014, Mellencamp began recording the project, which would ultimately be titled Plain Spoken and would become his 20th album of original material and 22nd studio album overall. Mellencamp began working on a musical with horror author Stephen King, entitled Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, in 2000. 46. [87], Mellencamp is a supporter of Indiana University and the Indiana Hoosiers, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2000. They need to hear stories about it. "[14], In 1989, Mellencamp released the personal album Big Daddy, with the key tracks "Jackie Brown", "Big Daddy of Them All", and "Void in My Heart" accompanying the Top 15 single "Pop Singer". New Releases . Jon E. Gee) fits in to the John Mellencamp band so well is because of his dedication to what he does. "His infectious melodies and compassionate lyrics, wrapped in workingman's rock, crystallize life's joys and struggles and illuminate the human condition. '"[19] (In 2021, Mellencamp would partner with Turner Classic Movies to release a documentary of the tour on YouTube. ! So thats encouraging.[49], Some of the songs that may be on Mellencamp's next album are leftovers from Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. The worst thing was that I could have gone on making records like that for hundreds of years. [96][97], In July 2017, it was reported that Mellencamp and Ryan had reunited and were dating again. [71], In a May 6, 2016, Q&A after a screening of the movie at Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival, Ryan said: "The music is so beautiful. 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. On February 27, 2020, Mellencamp's official social media accounts confirmed that he was currently recording an album at his Belmont Mall recording studio. Mellencamp and Green's final collaboration was "Yours Forever", a song that was included on the soundtrack to the 2000 movie, The Perfect Storm. The switch in labels coincided with Dane Clark replacing Aronoff on drums. Mellencamp also performed "Our Country" at a rally for Hillary Clinton in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 3, 2008, although he never came out in support of either Obama or Clinton during the primaries. "[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. McCain's campaign responded by pulling the songs from their playlist. 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. I would lie there, listening to Roxy Music, right next to the record player so I wouldn't have to get up to flip the record over. If he has not been properly credited for that groundbreaking role, its largely because he committed the unforgivable sin of actually having hits while making innovative music. He is of Dutch ancestry. 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. 28 single in late 1979. Mellencamp confessed in a 2005 interview: "That [name] was put on me by some manager. Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town is featured in the video. 48 on the Billboard singles chart. In November 2010, Mellencamp told the Chicago Tribune: T Bone and I and Stephen King are working on a musical. Others have just one guitar, bass, and drums, which I haven't done since American Fool.". 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"I have millions of them in me. [86] In January 2018, Mellencamp purchased an 1,800-square-foot (170m2) loft in the Soho district of New York City for $2.3 million that he is using as an art studio. He signed with Starbucks' Hear Music label to distribute the album and said, "they think it's a fucking masterpiece". 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. They stare at the viewer or off into space with eyes both tough and vulnerable, projecting intensity akin to Beckmann's self-portraits with his sad, glowering eyes. John Mellencamp - Authority Song - Rock Hall of Fame rockrollfanatic 427K views 14 years ago Almost yours: 2 weeks, on us 100+ live channels are waiting for you with zero hidden fees Dismiss. [48] Written and produced solely by Mellencamp, "Wasted Days" is a song about aging and making the most of the time one has left. He's just incredible."[72]. Mellencamp played for over two hours and included 24 songs in his setlist on the tour. They involve expressiveness by means of exaggeration and distortion of line and color, in favor of a simplified style intended to carry an emotional impact. [83], In August 2020, Mellencamp released "A Pawn in the White Man's Game" to his website along with a video to YouTube. Mellencamp also tried to control how his band members cut loose. "Indigo Sunset" was written by both Mellencamp and Carter, while Mellencamp wrote the music to "My Soul's Got Wings", giving life to a previously unheard lyric written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. Now, we weren't playing the best songs in the world. But I want to do it this way, and if I can't do what I want at this point, I'm not going to do it. 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. 14 single "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" (Mellencamp's last Top 40 hit) and "Just Another Day", which peaked at No. That heart attack eventually forced him to cancel the last few weeks of the tour. "On this record, we ended up quite a bit away from where we started", Mellencamp told Guitar World Acoustic in 1998. Lisa Ruth Germano (born June 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Indiana. "[20] The No Better Than This Tour returned to the U.S. for one final round of shows from October 25 to November 19, 2011. "[24] A short time later, Mellencamp told Rolling Stone: "I've got a notebook with 85 new songs that I've written for my next record. I don't think it's a good idea, and I sure don't advocate it, but I'm not going to judge people. 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