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John Mellencamp
John Cougar Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951 in
Seymour, Indiana) is an American singer and songwriter, known
for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted
by a series of 1980s hits, including "Jack and Diane",
and by his role in the Farm Aid charity event.
Mellencamp who has spina bifida, had a troubled
childhood marked by several brushes with the law. He eloped with
his pregnant girlfriend at seventeen and began performing with
a band the following year.
At age 24, Mellencamp, determined to break into
the music business, moved to New York City and signed on with
agent Tony DeFries (at the time well-known for representing David
Bowie). DeFries insisted that Mellencamp's first album, Chestnut
Street Incident, a collection of covers and derivative originals,
be released under the stage name Johnny Cougar, a move Mellencamp
claims was made without his knowledge and against his will. The
album was a failure, and Mellencamp lost his contract with MCA
Records.
He signed to the tiny Riva Records label and recorded
1978's A Biography, unreleased in the US, but which yielded a
hit in Australia ("I Need A Lover"). Riva added this
song to the next album, John Cougar (1979) to minor success. Female
rocker Pat Benatar recorded "I Need a Lover" and released
the song as a single from her debut album In the Heat of the Night.
After one more album with Riva, Mellencamp signed
with Mercury Records and released his breakthrough album, American
Fool, in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The hit singles "Hurt
So Good" and "Jack and Diane" sent the album to
the top of the charts (the former being an unlikely radio hit
with its lyrics referring to S&M).
With a major hit under his belt, Mellencamp insisted
on changing his billing to John Cougar Mellencamp (compromising
by keeping the stage name as well as his true last name) for the
1983 follow-up, Uh-Huh, which was another top-10 hit and spawned
several hit singles, including the vivid Americana of "Pink
Houses". Despite his popular success, Mellencamp fared less
well with critics who tended to view him as a derivative heartland
rocker in the mold of Bob Seger.
He rectified this in some quarters with the release
of Scarecrow in 1985. The album's lyrics were socially aware,
with several songs focusing on the plight of the American family
farmer, and Mellencamp soon helped organize Farm Aid with Willie
Nelson. Mellencamp, now fully asserting his power as a hitmaker,
changed his billing to simply John Mellencamp and made waves by
refusing to allow alcohol or tobacco companies to sponsor his
tours.
His following LP, 1987's The Lonesome Jubilee was
departure from his earlier material; it incorporated country and
folk influences (see 1987 in music). It generated several more
hit singles, including "Paper in Fire" and "Cherry
Bomb". By 1993's (1993 in music) Human Wheels, Mellencamp's
critical reception was solid and Dance Naked (1994 in music) spawned
his biggest hit in years, "Wild Night" (a cover of Van
Morrison's song, in the form of a duet with Me'Shell NdegeOcello).
After a 1994 heart attack, Mellencamp returned with
Mr. Happy Go Lucky which blended heavier dance rhythms with his
now signature folk-rock style with the aid of dance producer Junior
Vasquez.
Mellencamp left Mercury after the 1994 disc. Issued
a day before his 47th birthday in 1998, his self-titled debut
for Columbia Records included the songs "Your Life is Now"
and "I'm Not Running Anymore".
In 1999 Melloncamp covered his own tunes as well
as those by Bob Dylan and the Drifters for his album Rough Harvest,
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)
(1999 in music).
The early 21st century (e.g. 2001 in music) found
Mellencamp teaming up with artists such Chuck D and India.Arie
to deliver a more laid back record with Cuttin' Heads, spawning
the single "Peaceful World". Audiences would associate
this song with the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, although
it had been written beforehand.
Trouble No More followed in mid-2003 (2003 in music),
a quickly-recorded collection of rootsy bluesy covers of artists
such as Robert Johnson and Lucinda Williams.
Mellencamp's sound is cited as a major influence
by fellow midwesterners Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Joan Osborne,
and Kid Rock.
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