He is the father of two sons, Hud and Speck and three daughters, Michelle, Teddi Jo and Justice.John Mellencamp performs during the Farm Aid 2021 music festival at the Xfinity Theatre on Sept. John Mellencamp continues to live and work in Bloomington, Indiana. While his own early efforts may have been faltering, he stayed with it-and that tenacity has been rewarded with the successes that continue to the present. If he has any advice to offer, it is to be tenacious: John's found that far too many people quit too soon in the face of early disappointment. He is grateful for the support of those who have enjoyed his work and career over the years. John has said many times in interviews that you will never meet anyone luckier than John Mellencamp. John’s art will soon be seen at ACA Gallery in New York. Plans are being finalized for the exhibition to travel to additional museums. The current exhibit The Paintings of John Mellencamp will travel Museum of Art-DeLand, Florida, where it will be on view from Octothrough Januand the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, GA from January 17 to April 12, 2015. His style has evolved over the years as evidenced by several gallery shows and published portfolios, and in recent years he has increased his output by completing over 100 new works. He first came to New York in the 1970 with the intention of studying painting if his music career aspirations didn't pan out but started painting in earnest in the 1980's as a way to be creative in a more self-contained manner. Meanwhile, John continues to focus on another facet of his artistic expression: painting. A touring version of “Ghost Brothers” played a string of dates in the Midwest in 2013 and a North American Fall tour beginning in November 2014. The story, which involves domestic turmoil, some of it supernatural. Work continues on John's hugely ambitious “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County” musical theater collaboration with Stephen King - a project that has come to life over the course of more than 10 years of effort. Mellencamp continues to evolve artistically with Plain Spoken-the first new music from the artist since 2010's critically acclaimed No Better Than This released in Setpember 2014. On Republic Records announced an unprecedented "lifetime" recording contract with John. More recently, Universal issued John Mellencamp 1978 – 2012, a 17 CD set that encompasses all of the key albums of his career. The release of No Better Than This was preceded by a few weeks by the four-CD box set, On The Rural Route 7609 made up mainly of versions of some of his classic songs other then the well known ones in general release. He hardly rested on his laurels with the release of Life, Death, Live and Freedom (an acclaimed live disc containing most of the songs from Life, Death, Love, and Freedom), and John's participation in a 2009 summer-long tour with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.ĭuring days off during that tour John recorded, No Better Than This, again produced by T Bone Burnett. The social activism that is reflected in his songs was one of the key catalysts that launched Farm Aid, the concert series and organization that has addressed the struggle of American family farmers for more than 25 years.Ī career landmark occurred on March 10, 2008, when John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by Billy Joel at the annual induction ceremony in New York City. Mellencamp has amassed 22 Top 40 hits and holds the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. He has been nominated for 13 Grammys, was recipient of Billboard's Century Award, ASCAP Foundation's Champion Award, The Woody Guthrie Award, Q's Classic Songwriter Award and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He would go on to release 26 albums with domestic sales exceeding 40 million units. Mellencamp fell in love with music at an early age and was fronting a soul band in his native Indiana by the time he was 14. John Mellencamp's career in music has spanned more than 35 years during which time he transitioned from pre-fab pop idol to one of the most highly regarded mature songwriters of a generation.
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