Biography

Throughout his career, John Mellencamp has had to fight, whether it was for the right to record under his own name or for respect as an artist. Of course, he never made it easy on himself. Mellencamp began his career in the late '70s as a Bruce Springsteen clone called Johnny Cougar. As his career progressed, his music became more distinctive, developing into a Stonesy blend of hard rock and folk-rock. His musical development coincided with his growth in popularity — by the time "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane" became hits in 1982, Mellencamp had created his own variation of the heartland rock of Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Bob Seger. While he had the record sales, it took several years before rock critics took him seriously. For some artists, this would be easy to ignore, but Mellencamp had the desire to be a serious social commentator, chronicling the times and trials of Midwestern baby boomers. Scarecrow, released in 1985, fulfilled his wish of being taken seriously, and his subsequent records were greeted warmly by critics. Furthermore, he sustained his popularity over the ensuing decades, only occasionally experiencing dips in record sales.

Top Albums
1. Words & ..	2. The Best Tha..	3. Freedom's Ro..	4. No Better Th..	5. Scarecrow
6. American Foo..	7. Uh-Huh! (Rem..	8. The Lonesome..	9. Nothin' Matt..	10. John Cougar ..
11. 20th Century..	12. Big Daddy	13. Life, Death,..	14. Mr. Happy Go..	15. Whenever We ..
16. On the Rural..	17. Life, Death,..	18. Chronicles	19. Human Wheels..	20. John Mellenc..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Jack & Diane	Words & Music - John Me..	4:16	$1.29
2.	Hurts So Good	Words & Music - John Me..	3:39	$1.29
3.	Jack and Diane	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	4:15	$1.29
4.	Small Town	Words & Music - John Me..	3:41	$1.29
5.	Pink Houses	Words & Music - John Me..	4:44	$1.29
6.	Cherry Bomb	Words & Music - John Me..	4:47	$0.99
7.	Authority Song	Words & Music - John Me..	3:49	$1.29
8.	R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to ..	Words & Music - John Me..	2:54	$1.29
9.	Wild Night	Words & Music - John Me..	3:27	$1.29
10.	Hurts So Good	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	3:39	$1.29
11.	Ain't Even Done With the Night	Words & Music - John Me..	4:38	$1.29
12.	I Need a Lover	Words & Music - John Me..	5:35	$1.29
13.	Pink Houses	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	4:44	$1.29
14.	Rain On the Scarecrow	Scarecrow	3:46	$1.29
15.	Ain't Even Done With the Night	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	4:38	$1.29
16.	Crumblin' Down	Words & Music - John Me..	3:34	$1.29
17.	Lonely Ol' Night	Words & Music - John Me..	3:45	$1.29
18.	Rain On the Scarecrow	Words & Music - John Me..	3:46	$1.29
19.	Small Town	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	3:40	$1.29
20.	Paper In Fire	Words & Music - John Me..	3:50	$1.29
21.	Cherry Bomb	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	4:49	$0.99
22.	Check It Out	Words & Music - John Me..	4:19	$1.29
23.	Authority Song	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	3:49	$1.29
24.	I Need a Lover	Best That I Could Do - 1978..	5:37	$1.29
25.	Lonely Ol' Night	Scarecrow	3:45	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Small Town	2. Cherry Bomb	3. Paper In Fire	4. Authority Song	5. Wild Night
6. Rain On the Sc..	7. R.O.C.K. In th..	8. Crumblin' Down	9. Check It Out (..	10. Jack & Dia..
11. Lonely Ol' Nig..	12. Hurts So Good	13. Key West Inter..	14. Our Country	15. Wild Night (Ed..
16. Human Wheels	17. Get a Leg Up	18. Dance Naked (F..	19. Rumbleseat	20. Just Another D..

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