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Scarecrow is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp. Released on July 31, 1985, it peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 . The album contained three top-ten hits: " R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. ", which peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ; " Lonely Ol' Night ", which peaked at number six; and ...
Shortly after finishing Scarecrow, Mellencamp helped organize the first Farm Aid benefit concert with Willie Nelson and Neil Young in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985. Farm Aid concerts have remained an annual event over the past 39 years, and as of 2024 [update] the organization has raised nearly $80 million to promote a strong and ...
The title of "Lonely Ol' Night" was inspired by a scene in the 1963 film Hud starring Paul Newman, based on the 1961 novel Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry.John Cougar Mellencamp had seen the film many times as a young man, and its portrayal of Newman's character Hud Bannon's strained relationship with his father Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) affected Mellencamp deeply, inspiring many of ...
After releasing The Wizard of Oz on Facebook last fall, Spooky Cool Labs has announced the upcoming launch of Scarecrow's Farm, an expansion to the game that will see you rescuing the Scarecrow ...
"Rain on the Scarecrow" Jonathan Kaplan 1986 "Rumbleseat" Faye Cummins 1987 "Paper in Fire" Jonathan Dark 1987 "Cherry Bomb" 1987 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" 1988 "Check It Out" Jonathan Dark 1988 "Rooty Toot Toot" Jonathan Dark 1989 "Pop Singer" Jonathan Dark 1989 "Jackie Brown" John Mellencamp 1989 "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)"
Mar. 15—CONCORD — Agriculture Commissioner Shawn Jasper defended his decision to limit grants under an $8 million crop relief program to farmers who had net losses because of floods and severe ...
Bob Dylan stunned the Farm Aid crowd outside Indianapolis last night (Sept. 23) with a surprise three-song set backed by members of the Heartbreakers, marking the first time he’d played guitar ...
On his cover of "Under the Boardwalk," which was originally the B-side of his 1986 hit "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." and was performed live on the Scarecrow Tour and The Lonesome Jubilee Tour, Mellencamp told the Post-Dispatch: "God bless the Drifters, but I thought the song was a little slow. I think that suited the times very well.