I'm gonna come out and play with upright bass and cocktail [drum] kits and a lot of acoustic instruments. A third single, "Hand to Hold on To", made it to No. . 48 among the 100 best singles of the year. 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.". Learning those opened the band's vision to try new things on my songs. John Cougar Mellencamp . When I put it together it felt like John Huston sent me all these songs. Part of the No Depression mythology requires either a tragic early death or decades of unacknowledged masterpieces created during a life of grueling poverty. 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. 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. "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. "But we took it further than an urban record. He is of Dutch ancestry. Never has Mellencamp sounded so artful. I wish I would've been able to enjoy it, but I was too busy slugging. 48 on the Billboard singles chart. [65], On September 9, 2010, Mellencamp received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville. 46. "[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]. ", 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. You'll get three different types of John Mellencamp, and you'll get a movie.". All the music has been recorded. "I take no credit for that record. 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. On this tour, which ran through the summer of 2012 and covered the entire United States and Canada and much of Europe, Mellencamp opened each concert with a showing of a Kurt Markus documentary about the making of No Better Than This called "It's About You" before hitting the stage to play three different sets: a stripped-down acoustic set with his band, a solo acoustic set, and a fully electrified rock set. But in the years that followed, the family has endured the worst of times. They played football in a regular game Mellencamp called the MFL for "Mellencamp Football League," although Aronoff said the other musicians called it the "Mandatory Football League" because they had to play. USA Today wrote: "The musical high point in a night of many highlights was probably John Mellencamp's interpretation of 'Highway 61 Revisited;' with a vocal tone and timbre that channeled Tom Waits', he made this usually scorching rocker into a blues dirge. 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. 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. "All the vocals are first or second takes, and half the songs don't even have bass parts. [10], "Learning those songs did a lot of positive things," Mellencamp explained to Creem writer Bill Holdship. Then the band will leave and it'll just be me with an acoustic guitar for 40 minutes, and then there'll be 40 minutes of rock 'n' roll. Take an old Rascals song for example there's everything from marching band beats to soul music to country sounds in one song. 1 hit "Jack & Diane". On the second leg of the tour in the summer of 2005, Fogerty co-headlined with Mellencamp at outdoor amphitheaters across the United States. '"[19] (In 2021, Mellencamp would partner with Turner Classic Movies to release a documentary of the tour on YouTube. October 7, 1951 in Seymour, IN. We had a very distinct vision of what should be happening here. Album Rock Heartland Rock Roots Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Contemporary Folk Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Rock & Roll Bar Band Hard Rock. It was just a terrible lifestyle. The program aired on December 11, 2008, and also featured an in-depth documentary tracing Mellencamp's roots. ", "John Cougar" redirects here. 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? 1970s - 2020s. Mellencamp released a compilation album of cover songs titled Other People's Stuff on December 7, 2018. I sang a little bit on his record. 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. In 1991, Mellencamp said: "'Big Daddy' was the best record I ever made. 21) and "Rumble Seat" (No. "[62], Urban told the Vancouver Sun in 2016: "For me, The Lonesome Jubilee was the defining record and tour. To bend over? I'd listen to this record, that record. 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. 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]. Forget about the play, just the songs, the way these people sing them. 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.". [68], Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2008. 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. John Mellencamp Featured Artists in this playlist Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Tom Petty Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Steve Miller Band Bad Company Jackson Browne Bruce Springsteen View All Photo: Photo: Janet Macoska for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame [96][97], In July 2017, it was reported that Mellencamp and Ryan had reunited and were dating again. I think we came up with a pretty timeless sounding album", Mellencamp told his online radio station in late 2006. [34] Mellencamp and Carter debuted two songs from the album, "Indigo Sunset" and "My Soul's Got Wings", during Mellencamp's concert in Tulsa on April 1, 2016 (Carter served as the opening act for the show). "I still don't think we should have to do it, but record companies can't spend money to promote records anymore, unless you're U2 or Madonna. Mellencamp formed his first band, Crepe Soul, at the age of 14. "It was too labored over, too thought about, and it wasn't organic enough. [43] Springsteen himself provided additional details on his collaboration with Mellencamp on his Sirius XM radio station on June 10, 2021, saying: "I worked on three songs on Johns album and I spent some time in Indiana with him. Mellencamp, who co-headlined 11 shows in the summer of 2010 with Bob Dylan, launched the No Better Than This theater tour on October 29, 2010, in Bloomington, Indiana. Mellencamp performed solo acoustic renditions of Seeger and Lee Hays' "If I Had a Hammer" and his own "A Ride Back Home.". So I just put those songs on a shelf, and cut it back down to a single record. They need to hear stories about it. The album was released on September 23, 2014. Hell, as long as you sell a few records and the record company isn't putting a lot of money into promotion, you're making money for 'em and that's all they care about. Album Rock Heartland Rock Roots Rock Contemporary Pop/Rock Contemporary Folk Contemporary Singer/Songwriter Rock & Roll Bar Band Hard Rock. 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. At these dozen shows, which ranged in length from 45 to 60 minutes, Mellencamp covered a number of rock and folk classics and sprinkled in a few of his own songs. Please login or register . 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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 paintings from the 1990sof family and friends and many of himselfshow lone figures isolated frontally against simple, shadowy backgrounds. [101] People Magazine confirmed in January 2021 that Mellencamp and Sherrill have broken up. It had to be from hearing those old records. 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. 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 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. Toward the end, I didn't even go to the studio. [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. Current Members Of John's Band? Mellencamp stated in 2021 that he had booked 80 shows for 2022, but the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ultimately caused him to cancel his 2022 Strictly a One-Eyed Jack tour and push it until 2023. "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. Merlis also noted that the same songs had been used, with Mellencamp's approval, by John Edwards's campaign; in response, the McCain campaign ceased using the songs.[81]. Mellencamp has won one Grammy Award (Best Male Rock Performer for "Hurts So Good" in 1983) and been nominated for 12 others. Now, we weren't playing the best songs in the world. [87], Mellencamp is a supporter of Indiana University and the Indiana Hoosiers, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2000. Germano would remain in Mellencamp's band until 1994, when she left to pursue a solo career. It was the most expensive record I ever made. After a while, we didn't even have to talk about it anymore. [90], Mellencamp was married to Priscilla Esterline from 1970 until 1981 and to Victoria Granucci from 1981 until 1989. I can tell you theres a couple good songs already that I thought, Wow, did I write that fuckin song? One reviewer called the opening gig of the European leg of the tour "maybe the best rock-performance ever in Denmark. 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. 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. 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. Home Help Search Login Register John Mellencamp Community > MELLENCAMP.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS > Announcements & Updates > Mellencamp Band Member Update Take an election; take an oil field; take advantage of your own people a game of political Three-Card Monte.[79]. 2 in the fall of 1985 and spawned five Top 40 singles: "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Small Town" (both No. "His infectious melodies and compassionate lyrics, wrapped in workingman's rock, crystallize life's joys and struggles and illuminate the human condition. In an "Open Letter to America" on his website, Mellencamp stated: The Governor of California was removed from office based on finance troubles. I'm through digging a ditch.". It wasn't like the title was made up it wasn't supposed to be punky or cocky like some people thought. As a member of John Mellencamp's band from the early '80s through the mid-'90s, drummer Kenny Aronoff's swift, inventive playing style drove a string of radio-friendly hits such as Jack And Diane, Pink Houses, Hurts So Good and Crumblin' Down to the top of the charts. On August 13, 2007, Mellencamp began recording his 18th album of original material, titled Life, Death, Love and Freedom. We asked why and they said, 'She can't fit here, period.' Right now, Elvis Costello, Meg Ryan, Kris Kristofferson and Matthew McConaughey are doing table readings like an old radio play. "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. 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. Im gonna err on the side of caution, Mellencamp told Billboard Magazine. [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. Mellencamp and Green's final collaboration was "Yours Forever", a song that was included on the soundtrack to the 2000 movie, The Perfect Storm. So that's where he came up with that name. 1 on Billboard's Blues Album charts. Later on, we wrote some really good songs together," Mellencamp told the Bloomington Herald Times shortly after Green's death. Submit Corrections. His work has also been exhibited at Herron School of Art and Design, a division of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. 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