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According to John Mellencamp, "Jack & Diane" was based on the 1962 Tennessee Williams film Sweet Bird of Youth. [8] He said of recording the song: "'Jack & Diane' was a terrible record to make. When I play it on guitar by myself, it sounds great; but I could never get the band to play along with me. That's why the arrangement's so weird.
"Small Town" is a 1985 song written by John Mellencamp and released on his eighth album Scarecrow. The song reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart [ 2 ] and #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Mellencamp confirmed in 2021 that it will be a jukebox musical titled Small Town and the story will involve two kids named Jack and Diane. Mellencamp said that he had not written any new material for the project. "I told them, I have 600 songs published. Surely you can find 12-to-15 songs that will work." [42]
John Cascella – keyboards; Rickie Lee Jones – vocals on "Between a Laugh and a Tear" Sarah Flint – background vocals on "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." Laura Mellencamp (John Mellencamp's grandmother) – lead vocal on "Grandma's Theme" Mimi Mapes – backing vocals on "Minutes to Memories" A. Jack Wilkins – saxophone on "Justice and ...
It was heartland favorites like “Small Town” and “Pink Houses” that made the crowd jump to its feet, while the lighter touch of an arrangement of “Jack & Diane” for a four piece with ...
John Mellencamp at the unveiling ceremony of his statue at Indiana University on Oct. 18. John Mellencamp and his catalog of songs about small-town life have ... The “Jack & Diane” singer ...
Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall is a live album by singer-songwriter John Mellencamp released on July 8, 2014 on Mercury Records. [2] [3] The album captures Mellencamp's live performance at Town Hall in New York City [4] on July 31, 2003, in which he performed every track from his 2003 Trouble No More covers album as well as several other songs, including his own "Small Town ...
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