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John J. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States. In addition, he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven. Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards , winning one. He has sold over 30 million albums in the US and over 60 million worldwide. His latest album of original songs, Orpheus Descending , was released in June

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John Mellencamp began his musical career in the mids as Johnny Cougar. He often gave a voice to the American small-town experience in his music — something he knows quite well from his childhood in Indiana. His breakthrough album, American Fool, featured the No. Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the following year, he continues to release new material and tour regularly. John Mellencamp was born on October 7, , in Seymour, Indiana. Mellencamp, who recovered from neonatal surgery to correct a spinal defect, developed an early interest in music. He started playing in a cover band called Crepe Soul in his early teens. With a rebellious streak, Mellencamp hung out with his friends and partied instead of paying much attention to his schooling. His disciplinarian father, an executive with a local electronics firm, tried to motivate him to pursue athletics and his studies, with little luck.

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The following is a comprehensive discography of John Mellencamp , an American singer-songwriter. During Mellencamp's career in the recording industry, he has released 24 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, and 71 singles. Mellencamp's first album to chart on the Billboard was the self-titled John Cougar album in ; the album was certified gold by the RIAA. American Fool would eventually sell 10 million copies worldwide five million in the US alone. Mellencamp has charted 28 singles on the Billboard Hot , including 22 hits in the Top 40, 17 in the Top 20 and 10 in the top He has scored 22 albums on the Billboard , including 17 in the Top 20 and 11 in the Top

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You hear it, and it's like 'where did that come from? I think we came up with a pretty timeless sounding album". Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town is featured in the video. Along with the song and video Mellencamp released the statement that read "For my entire life I have seen the mistreatment of minorities in our country. In , Urban and Mellencamp performed "Pink Houses" together twice during nationally televised events. November 12, Vicki VanderVegt will officiate at John's funeral service: 4 PM; Friday, March 22, with a time of visitation and reviewal planned for two hours prior to the service all at the Calvary Lutheran Church of Rush Point. Archived from the original on April 2, George has written some great lyrics and we've written some great songs together, but I just couldn't do it any more. Service Schedule Upcoming Services. S2CID I wish I would've been able to enjoy it, but I was too busy slugging. Mellencamp, who co-headlined 11 shows in the summer of with Bob Dylan , launched the No Better Than This theater tour on October 29, , in Bloomington, Indiana. Tulsa World. October 30,

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But that's a good thing. 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. September 18, To kiss somebody's ass? Forget about the play, just the songs, the way these people sing them. 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. The record company thought it would bomb, but I think the reason it took off was — not that the songs were better than my others — but people liked the sound of it, the 'bam-bam-bam' drums. The album was recorded in mono. April The album, which was released on July 15, , was produced by T Bone Burnett. Mellencamp embarked on the Cuttin' Heads Tour in the summer of , before the album was even released. In , when asked about his views on drugs, he told Bill Holdship of Creem magazine, "If you want to stick needles in your arms, go ahead and fucking do it. ABC News. I wish I would've been able to enjoy it, but I was too busy slugging. He was skilled at small engine repair and restoring old vehicles.