John Mellencamp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Mellencamp

American rock singer-songwriter, musician and painter

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1951

Place of Birth: Seymour, Indiana, United States

Profession: actor, composer, singer, record producer, singer-songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About John Mellencamp

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  • Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, painter, and actor.
  • He is known for his catchy, populist brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation.
  • 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.
  • in the U.S.A.," "Paper in Fire," and "Cherry Bomb." He has amassed 22 Top 40 hits in the United States.
  • In addition, he holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven.
  • Mellencamp has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one.
  • His latest album of original songs, Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, was released on April 28, 2017 to widespread critical acclaim. Mellencamp is also one of the founding members of Farm Aid, an organization that began in 1985 with a concert in Champaign, Illinois, to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land.
  • Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 34 years, and as of 2019 the organization has raised over $53 million to promote a strong and resilient family farm system of agriculture. Mellencamp was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008.
  • On June 14, 2018, Mellencamp was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
  • His biggest musical influences are Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, James Brown and the Rolling Stones.
  • Rolling Stone contributor Anthony DeCurtis said: "Mellencamp has created an important body of work that has earned him both critical regard and an enormous audience.
  • His songs document the joys and struggles of ordinary people seeking to make their way, and he has consistently brought the fresh air of common experience to the typically glamour-addled world of popular music."In 2001, Billboard magazine editor-in-chief Timothy White said: Johnny Cash called Mellencamp "one of the 10 best songwriters" in music.

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