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John J. Mellencamp [1] (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his brand of heartland rock , which emphasizes traditional instrumentation.
It would take Mellencamp 15 years to have his full real name on an album, Whenever We Wanted, in 1991. [6] [1] [7] [3] Five of the tracks are covers from the '50s and '60s, [3] and six are original songs by Mellencamp. The 1998 Original Masters rerelease added two bonus songs that were also covers. [1] The album sold 12,000 copies when it was ...
Uh-Huh is a 1983 album by John Cougar Mellencamp and a transition from his early work under the names Johnny Cougar and John Cougar. It was Mellencamp's seventh studio album and the first in which he used his real last name. It charted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
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In that first song, “Rain on the Scarecrow,” Mellencamp described the financial crisis that was swallowing family farms in the Midwest. John Mellencamp revisits 'Scarecrow,' his game-changing disc
But there were 2,400 other Mellencamp fans who deserved better.” Mellencamp, also known for his songs “Hurts So Good” and “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall ...
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp under his stage name John Cougar. Produced by soul pioneer Steve Cropper, the album includes the Top 40 hits "Ain't Even Done with the Night", which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the album's second single, and "This Time", which peaked at No. 27 as the album's lead single.
"Crumblin' Down" was the first single released by Mellencamp to include his real last name: previous releases were credited to "John Cougar." [ 2 ] "Crumblin' Down" was the lead single from Uh-Huh , [ 1 ] : 65 following his previous hit single " Hand to Hold on To " (from 1982's American Fool ) to the Billboard Top 40 on the Hot 100 , where it ...