john mellencamp

His first five records had been recorded under heavy meddling.

An unlikelier musical collaboration could only be imagined by the author himself. John Mellencamp and Stephen King (with help from T Bone Burnett) have come together to write and record a soundtrack for a near-finished musical called 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.' The star-studded album will be available on March 13, 2013. It's not clear when and if the musical will make its full-scale debut

In years past, the John Steinbeck Award, named after the famous author, has been bestowed upon musical greats including Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and Jackson Browne. And now you can add John Mellencamp to their lofty ranks — he’s set to receive the Steinbeck Award himself next month.

While John Mellencamp has arguably carved out his own place in rock n roll history, he took to the stage of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame last night to induct one of his musical heroes, Donovan. Mellencamp shared amusing anecdotes relating to how he felt he took Donovan’s influence upon his music a little too liberally, while also regaling the audience of having toured with the musician for 40 show

This week is a pretty darn important week in rock n roll! We have already celebrated Steve Millers birthday, and yesterday was REO Speedwagon front man, Kevin Cronin's big day. Now, John Mellencamp celebrates the big 6-0! Over 40 million albums sold, 22 top 40 hits, 13 Grammy's, and a member of the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, John Mellencamp has seemingly done it all! Just because he is 60, don't l

"If you're coming to hear the greatest hits, don't even come," John Mellencamp, who kicked off a 33-date run last night in Lowell, Massachusetts, tells Rolling Stone. For his first theater tour since 1997, Mellencamp is playing a two-hour-plus show that includes a solo acoustic miniset and a country-blues combo, before finishing with a full band.

RollingStone.com just posted an Exclusive Listen for John Mellencamp's upcoming release!  Darkness On The Edge of Town hits shelves next week! Check out the article and listen to new stuff from Mellencamp!

JOHN MELLENCAMP Temple Buell Theatre Wednesday, April 6, 2011 If you're a JOHN MELLENCAMP fan get ready he'll be performing live at Temple Buell Theatre Wednesday, April 6, 2011 as part of the No Better Than This Tour. Tickets go on sale October 29th at 10am...