I'll play for, like, 40 minutes that way. "[16] In his second painting exhibition, at the Churchman-Fehsenfeld Gallery in Indianapolis in 1990, Mellencamp's portraits were described as always having sad facial expressions and conveying "the same disillusionment found in his musical anthems about the nation's heartland and farm crisis. "Bruce is singing on the new record and is playing guitar," Mellencamp said. I'm not part of the music business. People have licensed songs that have already been hits, but nobody's licensed a brand-new song to a major company, and people don't know how to react.". On October 6, 2008, Mellencamp won the prestigious Classic Songwriter Award at the 2008 Q Awards in London, England. "On this record, we ended up quite a bit away from where we started", Mellencamp told Guitar World Acoustic in 1998. The album was released on September 23, 2014. "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. "[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]. "[103], Mellencamp had a minor heart attack after a show at Jones Beach in New York on August 8, 1994, that eventually forced him to cancel the last few weeks of his Dance Naked tour. "I have millions of them in me. "I told them, I have 600 songs published. "[70], Mellencamp wrote the score for the Meg Ryan movie Ithaca, which premiered on October 23, 2015, at the Middleburg Film Festival in Virginia and was released in theaters and on-demand by Momentum Pictures on September 9, 2016. 15 hit "Authority Song", which he said is "our version of 'I Fought the Law'." In his music, mortality, anxiety, acts of God, questions of romance and brotherhood, and crises of conscience all collide and demand hard decisions. Take an old Rascals song for example there's everything from marching band beats to soul music to country sounds in one song. ", "The songwriting and the painting are very closely knitted together," says Mellencamp, who often will pick up his guitar or start a canvas without premeditation and see what suggests itself to him. 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. Mellencamp has made several forays into acting over the years, appearing in four films: Falling from Grace (which he also directed) (1992), Madison (2005, narration only), After Image (2001), and Lone Star State of Mind (2002). During his induction speech for Mellencamp, Joel said:[69]. 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. 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. Home Help Search Login Register John Mellencamp Community > MELLENCAMP.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS > Announcements & Updates > Mellencamp Band Member Update 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Me and the guys in the band thought we were finished, anyway. His sad clowns, ex-girlfriends, creative heroes, imagined outliers, and hillbilly singers are often endowed with oversize hands and facial features and always with deadpan, proud stares.". Urban has covered numerous Mellencamp songs in his concerts over the years, including "Hurts So Good", "Jack and Diane", "Authority Song", and "Rumble Seat". Troye Kinnett grew up near Muncie, Ind. In an "Open Letter to America" on his website, Mellencamp stated: The Governor of California was removed from office based on finance troubles. "Initially, I wanted to make a record that barely had drums on it. Mellencamp released Easy Targetthe first single from Sad Clowns & Hillbillies and a "reflection on the state of our country" on January 19, 2017, which was the eve of the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. It originated when Mellencamp's Lonesome Jubilee tour went to Australia in 1988 - Urban was in attendance at one of the concerts and described the experience as an "epiphany. 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. 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). "To me, this record is very urban," Mellencamp told Billboard magazine of Human Wheels in the summer of 1993. The first song with video, "Jena", was introduced on Mellencamp's website in October 2007. 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. (T Bone) produced. In addition to the exhibitions listed above, Mellencamp was part of a group show at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mellencamp's publicist, Bob Merlis, noted to the Associated Press: If [McCain is] such a true conservative, why [is he] playing songs that have a very populist pro-labor message written by a guy who would find no argument if you characterized him as an ardent leftist? 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! "[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. He wrote about half of it after I read him the script, and then the next half after he saw the movie. Cuttin' Heads also included a duet with Trisha Yearwood on a love song called "Deep Blue Heart". 1 on Top Rock Albums With 'Other People's Stuff, "JOHN MELLENCAMP ANNOUNCES 'OTHER PEOPLE'S STUFF' LP, 2019 TOUR", "John Mellencamp's 'Jack & Diane'-Inspired Musical Has a Director, Choreographer", "9 Memorable Moments From Clive Davis' Grammy Museum Benefit With Elton John, H.E.R. "[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 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. The 76-stop run is set to kick off with a two-night stand in . "I agonized", Mellencamp told USA Today's Edna Gundersen in 2007 over his decision to license "Our Country" to Chevrolet. [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. Our band features a Grammy award winner to those that have toured with some of the biggest names in the industry. October 7, 1951 in Seymour, IN. 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 1984, 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. Mellencamp's version featured new lyrics that reflected the racial conflicts in the U.S. in the wake of the murder of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police officers. 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". [93] It was reported that Mellencamp and Ryan broke up in the middle of 2014 after dating for over three years. Known over the course of his successful four-decade music career for his acutely observed songs about the American landscape and its cast of characters, Mellencamp has been equally productive as a painter mining similar terrain. 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. [68], Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2008. ", Mellencamp has also honed his skills by his own self-education in art history, visiting museums across Europe and America whenever he was on tour and studying a broad spectrum of artists and the mechanics of their work and by looking at signs and billboards out the windows of cars and buses while crisscrossing the country. Related Blog Posts. 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. The induction ceremony took place in New York City on March 10, 2008, and he was inducted by his good friend Billy Joel, who asked Mellencamp to induct him into the Rock Hall back in 1999 (he had to opt out because of another commitment, so Ray Charles inducted Joel). Mellencamp's paintings from the 1990sof family and friends and many of himselfshow lone figures isolated frontally against simple, shadowy backgrounds. 1 on Billboard's Blues Album charts. He intended for Freedom's Road to have a 1960s rock sound while still remaining contemporary, and he feels that goal was achieved. 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. He did everything," said Ryan, Mellencamp's on-again, off-again girlfriend. In August 2000, Mellencamp played a series of unannounced free concerts in major cities on the East Coast and in the Midwest as a way of giving back to fans who had supported him the previous 24 years. We asked why and they said, 'She can't fit here, period.' 48 on the Billboard singles chart. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart by selling 56,000 copies in its first week on the market. '"[19] (In 2021, Mellencamp would partner with Turner Classic Movies to release a documentary of the tour on YouTube. What happened was the girl he fell in love with got sent to Haiti, he went down and met with the devil and bad things happenedYou can read about Orpheus in Greek mythology."[51]. John Mellencamp Community February 10, 2023, 08:08:31 am Welcome, Guest. 2 and 16 weeks in the top 10, and "Jack & Diane", which was a No. "Think about it: Isn't that where music started? In 1991, Mellencamp said: "'Big Daddy' was the best record I ever made. I went to New York and everybody said, 'You sound like a hillbilly.' Mellencamp released a compilation album of cover songs titled Other People's Stuff on December 7, 2018. 17). 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. The album's first single was "My Sweet Love". I was totally unaware of it until it showed up on the album jacket. He is of Dutch ancestry. He also revealed that the album had the working title of Strictly a One-Eyed Jack. 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. "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. [61] AllMusic describes Mellencamp's sound as a "heartland blend of Stonesy hard rock and folk. In 1999, Mellencamp covered his own songs as well as those by Bob Dylan and the Drifters for his album Rough Harvest (recorded in 1997), one of two albums he owed Mercury Records to fulfill his contract (the other was The Best That I Could Do, a best-of collection). [8] Mellencamp reluctantly agreed, but the album was a commercial failure, selling only 12,000 copies. Jon E. Gee) fits in to the John Mellencamp band so well is because of his dedication to what he does. We explored what a lot of these (current) bands are doing these young black bands that are doing more than just sampling. Like Freedom's Road, Life, Death, Love and Freedom also sold 56,000 copies in its first week. At one point, The Lonesome Jubilee was supposed to be a double album, but at least 10 of the songs I'd written just didn't stick together with the idea and the sound we had in mind. 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. "Neither candidate is as liberal as he would prefer, but he's happy to contribute what he can", Merlis said. John Cougar. It wasn't just me. That heart attack eventually forced him to cancel the last few weeks of the tour. 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]. At Gaff's request, Mellencamp moved to London, England, for nearly a year to record, promote, and tour behind 1978's A Biography. Updated: Oct 16, 2018 / 03:51 PM EDT. ", Nationally known art writer Lilly Wei, who interviewed Mellencamp for Studio International, also wrote a brief essay, in which she points out, "Mellencamp is a writer and often uses words in his paintings, from the graffiti scribbled across earlier work inspired by what he saw in the streets and Jean-Michel Basquiat to his present versions of text painting, a genre that is increasingly commonplace in works by artists such as Lawrence Weiner, Richard Prince, Glenn Ligon and Christopher Wool. On February 1, 2018, Netflix began streaming a concert that took place on October 25, 2016, at the Chicago Theatre as part of Mellencamp's Plain Spoken Tour. Im talking to you about a record (Strictly a One-Eyed Jack) thats been done for about a year and a half, so Im already on to my new songs not as a job, just as they come. His portraiture evolved to a personal style that some critics describe as similar to the dark and shadowy paintings of the German Expressionists. Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one. 10 in April 1964. "[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. To anybody who's said thank you to me, I say, 'You're very nice, but, really, thank you. 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. The first leg of what was called the Words and Music Tour in the spring of 2005 featured Donovan playing in the middle of Mellencamp's set. People are worried. That's when I was believe it or not, I used to not be as ugly as I am now. Don't let this club membership change you, John. During the next forty years, the events of that night became the stuff of local legend. keyboards, organ, backing vocals (19962002), This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 20:36. . In 1985, Mellencamp released Scarecrow, which peaked at No. I could have done this in my studio. After the release of Mr. Mellencamp embarked on the Cuttin' Heads Tour in the summer of 2001, before the album was even released. 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. In its list of the 50 best albums of 2008, Rolling Stone magazine named Life, Death, Love and Freedom No. "I've known George since we were in the same Sunday school class. "[23], In October 2013, Mellencamp revealed that he was working on a new album, and he offered this update on the project to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "I've had a couple rehearsals with the band, and T Bone [Burnett] and I go in the studio in January. "I see sadness in the world," Mellencamp says. [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. Daughter Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave was a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for three seasons. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to '60s Rock)" (No. Former John Mellencamp keyboardist, first-ever child porn suspect on FBI list pleads guilty by: Associated Press. Growing up in southern Indianawith which he is strongly identifiedMellencamp began playing in rock bands . 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. I haven't done one in five years. One reviewer called the opening gig of the European leg of the tour "maybe the best rock-performance ever in Denmark. Mellencamp's next studio album, 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee, included the singles "Paper in Fire" (No. When the band formed in Los Angeles in 1977, Jeff Porcaro, the eldest of three brothers, was the drummer and de facto leader; Steve, the youngest, played keyboards. He returned to the concert stage in early 1995 by playing a series of dates in small Midwestern clubs under the pseudonym Pearl Doggy. He is known for his catchy brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. The album, which Mellencamp called at the time the most "earthy" record he'd ever made, is also the last to feature the "Cougar" moniker. On December 6, 2009, Mellencamp performed "Born in the U.S.A." as a tribute to Bruce Springsteen, who was one of the honorees at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors. His latest album of original songs, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, was released on January 21, 2022. In 1992 Jeff Porcaro died of a heart attack at the age of 38. (The song would later be included, in a re-recorded version, on Mellencamp's 2017 album Sad Clowns & Hillbillies.) But legend is often just another word for lie. He opened each show on this tour with a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and also played a solo acoustic version of the Cuttin' Heads track "Women Seem" at each show. The documentary is narrated by Academy Award winning actor Matthew McConaughey, who is an avowed Mellencamp fan.[46]. The arrangements are more ambitious, with programs and loops going right along with real drums and guitars.". On albums like Scarecrow (1985), The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) and Big Daddy (1989), Mellencamp helped pioneer the sound of alternative country or No Depression, music that combines the truth-telling force of hard-core country with the instrumental attack of rock & roll. "He played me this song", Yearwood told Country.com, "and he said, 'I kind of have an idea of like when Emmylou Harris sang on Bob Dylan's record, just kind of harmony all the way through.'". [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. But that's a good thing. In April 2007, Mellencamp performed for wounded troops at the Walter Reed Medical Center. 21) and "Rumble Seat" (No. His older brother, Joe Mellencamp, appears in Falling from Grace as the bandleader during the country club scene along with his band Pure Jam. John's band members have been working on some non Mellencamp related projects check out their updates below. Oct 07, 2022 Today Show Interview With Harry Smith - Reissue of Scarecrow - Rizzoli Coffee Table Art Book - NY Art Academy Exhibition Read More. Orpheus Descending will be released in February 2023. [56], Johnny Cash called Mellencamp "one of the 10 best songwriters" in music. 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. "Like when you're married, when you're friends with somebody for a long time, the more things build up the more things can go wrong," Mellencamp said in the liner notes to his 2010 box set, On the Rural Route 7609. He later studied with Jan Royce from the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. I can tell you theres a couple good songs already that I thought, Wow, did I write that fuckin song? Official website of Legendary singer songwriter John Mellencamp. Although Mellencamp had always been outspoken and adamant about not selling any of his songs to corporations to use in commercials, he changed his stance and let Chevrolet use "Our Country" in Chevy Silverado TV commercials that began airing in late September 2006. ", An exhibition called The Paintings of John Mellencamp came to the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio from November 3, 2013, to January 12, 2014, and was Mellencamp's first major exhibition in an art museum. According to Sheets, "In recent years, Mellencamp has incorporated the looser, more jangly rhythms of street art into panoramic canvases that reflect his social and political activism also present in his music. 2 in the fall of 1985 and spawned five Top 40 singles: "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Small Town" (both No. Issued a day before his 47th birthday in 1998, his self-titled debut for Columbia Records included the singles "Your Life Is Now" and "I'm Not Running Anymore", along with standout album tracks such as "Eden Is Burning", "Miss Missy", "It All Comes True" and "Chance Meeting at the Tarantula". 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. Maybe one of the reasons John Gunnell (a.k.a. Mellencamp sang "Our Country" to open Game 2 of the 2006 World Series, and the song was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award in the Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance category, but lost to Bruce Springsteen's "Radio Nowhere". Kenny Aronoff is about as successful as a freelance drummer can get. A third single, "Hand to Hold on To", made it to No. 1:07. [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. in the U.S.A.", "Paper in Fire", and "Cherry Bomb". 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. Germano would remain in Mellencamp's band until 1994, when she left to pursue a solo career. Mellencamp would play a handful of songs before introducing Donovan and then duetting with him on the 1966 hit "Sunshine Superman". No Better Than This is the first mono-only release to make the top 10 since James Brown's Pure Dynamite! [65], On September 9, 2010, Mellencamp received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville. Never has Mellencamp sounded so artful. It was singularly the most important concert I've ever been to in my life because it showed me the way.[63][64]. 46. Pat Benatar recorded "I Need a Lover" on her debut album In the Heat of the Night. John Mellencamp Shares "Carolina Shag" Lyric Video- Reissue Of Seminal Album "Scarecrow" Out November 4th Read More. In my own way I have tried to address these issues in song. This one, though, is not only tolerable, it's good. "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. During the pandemic, Mellencamp wrote at least 15 songs. 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