John Mellencamp Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Little Victories: Bob Seger’s The Distance Turns 40

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Alto Reed, Bill Payne, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Bobby Hall, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Campbell, Craig Frost, Danny Kortchmar, Davey Johnstone, David Hood, Don Felder, Elton John Band, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Little Feat, Pete Carr, Randy McCormick, Roger Hawkins, Roy Bittan, Russ Kunkel, The Eagles, Waddy Wachtel

The Detroit rock great released this Silver Bullet Band classic in the last week of 1982

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Special Indeed: A Very Special Christmas at 35

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Very Christmas, A&M Records, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Christmas, John Mellencamp, Madonna, Patti Smith, Run DMC, Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Eurythmics, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, U2, Whitney Houston

The greatest modern-era Christmas compilation was released in 1987; here’s why it’s so memorable

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Rumbleseat: Revisiting John Mellencamp’s Scarecrow

December 5, 2022December 8, 2022 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 2022, Bruce Springsteen, Deluxe Edition, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, Mercury Records, R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A., Rain On The Scarecrow, Rumbleseat, Scarecrow, Small Town

With a new expanded edition in stores, the former Cougar’s classic 1985 LP remains as real as it gets

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022: Artist by Artist

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 1 Comment Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Dr. Dre, Duran Duran, Elizabeth Cotten, Eminem, Eurythmics, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Mellencamp, Judas Priest, Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareillis, The Edge

Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Carly Simon and others received this year’s honors

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Music Journalism

Dear Bruce Springtseen and John Mellencamp: What the Actual Eff Were You Thinking?

February 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Tim Sommer 85 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Did You Say Such a Thing, John Mellencamp, Van Halen

Their collaborative single is strictly a one-eyed pinch off a popular Van Halen hit

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Folk North Americana

ALBUMS: A Better Built Dog and Pony Show

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Amy Speace, Brandi Carlile, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, John Mellencamp, John Prine, New West Records, Pete Seeger, RB Morris, Rodney Crowell, The Horses and the Hounds, Willie Nile, Woody Guthrie

With The Horses and The Hounds, James McMurtry asserts his everyman attitude

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Blues North Americana Rock

Dane Clark: Uplifting Songs for Trying Times

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 j. poet 1 Comment 2020, Carlene Carter, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dane Clark, Dane Clark and the Backroom Boys, Jimmy Cliff, John Hiatt, John Mellencamp, John Sebastian, pandemic, Songs of Isolation

The longtime Mellencamp bandmate and his Backroom Boys deliver twelve songs written to inspire and amuse us during these unusual times

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LISTEN: The Rock & Roll Globe Memorial July 4th BBQ Mixtape

July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, Childish Gambino, Fourth of July, Independence Day, James Brown, John Mellencamp, Khalid, Spotify, Van Halen

Throw on this exclusive Independence Day playlist

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Music Journalism Rock

Dear Rock ‘n’ Roll: This Is Your Last Chance

March 9, 2020March 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Brexit, Bruce Springsteen, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Elvis Presley, John Mellencamp, Keith Urban, Stephen Miller, The Clash

An open letter to the new generation of sonic youth

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John Mellencamp Goes for Mike Bloomberg

February 5, 2020February 10, 2020 Ken Kurson 1 Comment Andrew Yang, Ariana Grande, Bernie Sanders, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, Christine Taylor, Farm Aid, John Kerry, John Mellencamp, Mike Bloomberg, Nick Corasaniti, Pete Buttigieg, Ronald Perelman, Vampire Weekend

The Globe solves mystery of why Indiana songsmith snubbed Mayor Pete

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Folk Records Rock

The Last Cougar: John Mellencamp’s Big Daddy at 30

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp

Indiana’s finest took a big step forward at the close of the decade that defined him

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