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MELLENCAMP John
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 07.10.1951 (Bloomington, Indiana, USA)
MELLENCAMP John (photo)

Appearances:

? Crepe Soul
? Snakepit Banana Barn
? Trash
1976-83 John Cougar
1977 John Cougar & Tiger Force
cca 2/78 John Cougar & Streethart
1983-91 John Cougar Mellencamp
since 1991 John Mellencamp

Line-Up (2003):

John Mellencamp - voc
Michael York - g
Mike Wanchic - g,mand
John Gunnell - bg
Dane Clark - ds
Miriam Sturm - viol
Michael Ramos - acc

Former Members:

Larry Crane (g,voc, 1976-cca 1992); Mike Wanchic (g,voc, cca 1982-cca 1994); David Grissom (g, 1993)
Toby Myers (bg,voc, cca 1982-cca 1994)
John Cascella (kb, 1985-11/92)
Kenny Aronoff (ds,voc, cca 1982-cca 1994)
Merritt Lear (viol, cca 8/00)
Mike Flynn (acc, cca 8/00)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Whenever We Wanted10/1991 Mercury39 17
2.Falling From Grace1992
3.Love And Happiness In Small Towns1992
4.Human Wheels9/1993 Mercury37 7
5.Back Home Again1993
6.Dance Naked6/1994 Mercury 13
7.Mr. Happy Go Lucky
produced by: Junior Vasquez		09.09.1996Mercury 9
8.The Best That I Could Do 1978-198811/1997 Mercury25 33
9.John Mellencamp06.10.1998Columbia 41
10.Rough Harvest30.08.1999Mercury 99
11.Cuttin' Heads16.10.2001Columbia 15
12.Trouble No More03.06.2003Columbia 31
13.Words and Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits
(2CD)		19.10.2004Island 13
14.Chronicles21.06.2005Island
15.Freedom's Road23.01.2007Hip-O 5
16.20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection23.10.2007Island
17.Life, Death, Love and Freedom
produced by: T-Bone Burnett		15.07.2008Hear Music 7
18.On The Rural Route 7609
(4CD box set)		15.06.2010Island
19.No Better Than This
produced by: T-Bone Burnett		17.08.2010Rounder 10
20.Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
& Stephen King & T-Bone Burnett		04.06.2013Hear Music
21.Nothing Like I Planned: Greatest Hits, Vol. 306.08.2013Mercury
22.1978-201210.12.2013Island
23.5 Classic Albums (1982-1989)10.12.2013Universal
24.Performs Trouble No More: Live At Town Hall July 31 200308.07.2014Mercury
25.Plain Spoken23.09.2014Republic 18
26.Transmission from a Small Town: The Belmont, Indiana Broadcast 198728.08.2015FM Concert Broadcasts
27.1982-198904.09.2015Virgin
28.Live... 4th July, 199219.02.2016Echoes
29.The Vinyl Collection 1982-198910.06.2016
30.Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
featuring Carlene Carter		4/2017 Republic78 11
31.Other People's Stuff07.12.2018Republic 7
32.Strictly A One-Eyed Jack1/2022 Universal 196
33.Orpheus Descending7/2023

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Get The Leg Up / Whenever We Wanted9/1991 Mercury10 14
2.Love And Happiness1/1992 Mercury
3.Again Tonight1/1992 Mercury 36
4.Now More Than Ever / Lonely Old Night
CD1 + Small Town / Pink House
CD2 + Jack And Diane / Check It Out / Martha Say (all live)		06.04.1992Mercury
5.Human Wheels9/1993 Mercury 48
6.Wild Night / Hurts So Good
CD1 + Dance Naked (live) / When Jesus Left Birmingham / Small Town (acoustic)
CD2 + Jack And Diane / Pink Houses / Rock In The USA (A Salute To The 60's)
& Me'shell NdegeoCello		13.06.1994Mercury34 3
7.Dance Naked10/1994 Mercury 41
8.Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
(v GB 23.9.96)		8/1996 Mercury 14
9.Just Another Day2/1997 Mercury 46
10.Your Life Is Now06.10.1998CBS
11.I'm Not Running Anymore / Your Life / Eden
(v Austrálii)		27.04.1999
12.Peaceful World / In Our Lives02.10.2001Columbia
13.Our Country10/2006 Universal Republic 88
14.Easy Target20.01.2017
15.Grandview24.02.2017Island

Videos:

1. John Cougar Mellencamp - 1984, 60 min

Movies:

1. Souvenirs (1990, starring, režie)
2. Falling From Grace (1990, starring)

Awards:

1982 Grammy Awards - Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (SP Hurts So Good")
2001 Billboard Century Award
2001 Billboard Music Awards - Century Award
2008 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.mellencamp.com/

Various:

1976-83 John Cougar
1983-91 John Cougar Mellencamp
od 1991 John Mellencamp

backedná skupina Zone

8/1992 - MTV Unplugged
16.10.92 Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert (Madison Square Garden, NY)
1995 Farmer's Aid

Compilation Appearances:

"Freddie's Dead" on Curtis Mayfield tribute LP "All Men Are Brothers" (3/94)
"Rain On The Scarecrow" / "Paper In Fire" on benefit CD "Farm Aid: Volume One" (12.9.00, Columbia)
"Peaceful Word" on benefit compilation "God Bless America" (16.10.01, Columbia)
"Peaceful World" / "Pink Houses" (27.11.01, Columbia)
"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" on Waylon Jennings tribute LP "I've Always Been Crazy" (19.8.03, RCA)

appeared on the LP:
Travis Tritt: My Honky Tonk History (17.8.04, Columbia)

Press References:

Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
2002110.01.200234Forum kritikumalbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19921404.04.199212True Stories - Biting Tongues
19921511.04.199227Singlessingle review
19964005.10.199655Singlessingle review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19973 112Recenze - Atdalbum review
19995 104Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19998 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
199911 103Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20019 15Pelmel
20037 72Recenze CDalbum review